de mansion, her father's former home, and a flash

as C

a malicious grin. "Well, well, look what the

er and tried

n? Giles is going crazy, you know. The company's a mess without his lit

ick envelope from her bag and toss

u. This house belongs to me now. You have

stepmother's, but she gave it to me. You have no claim here. You're not even married, Ana. You couldn't fulf

nd spread the documents across the table: the court order, the certified copy

arriage-I did get married. Legally, before my twenty-fifth birthday

documents, scanning them frantically, her eye

these! You're not married-Giles would have told me!

e to regain control. She threw

eve you! You'

Bentley silently pulled up to the curb. Its presence immediately dominated the

k door

elez ste

that it felt like the temperature on the sidewalk dropped by ten degrees. He looked like

es were fixed on Ana, his expression softening alm

raped his arm over her shoulders, pulling her against his si

His voice was calm, but it held an un

sudden appearance and raw charisma. She didn't reco

?" she stammered, h

ssive look, the kind one might give an annoying insect befor

sband," he

back at the impossibly handsome and powerful

her composure cracking completely

ip on Ana's shoulder, a silent message of support. "I'

gly clear. The air crackled with a te

solute conviction in his eyes and knew, with a primal sense of fear,

speak again. He opened the Ben

and solidness of his arm, allowed him to g

her, he paused. He looked back a

deadly quiet tone that was somehow more menacing than

that

ress her as Mrs.

mind, connecting this man to the infamous Wall

e turne

led away from the curb smoothly, leaving Coleen standing on the side

window at the passing city, her mind reeling from the publ

ly came to her senses from the cha

o that he could come and help. Otherwise,

er to stay with him for a few days. Ana was initially hesitant, but after