e of Barron's luxury high-rise. Adrien parked haphazardly, and both he and Brandy were out of the car before the engine f

ien, her voice tight with suppressed panic. "We n

e. "If his dad and Grandfather Charles were the ones dishing it

y against her ribs. "Is it reall

en Barron's dad tried to marry his mom against Charles's wishes, the old man beat him so badly with a cane his

face and abruptly stopped talking. He cleare

nod, but the dread in her stomach

nthouse. Brandy didn't wait for Adrien. She swiped the card, pushed the heavy

d dead in

on came from a single, dim sconce on the far wall and the ambient gl

he expansive leathe

ay discarded on the glass coffee table, its screen dark. In the shadowy light, his face was terrifyingly pale, his lips entirely devoid of co

o her chest and squeezed her heart. A sharp, physi

card and practicall

he cursed loudly, his anger flaring. "If I hadn't called you

e bent down, wrapping Barron's heavy arm over her shoulder, trying to leverage his

in and easily taking Barron's weight, hoisti

oving toward the hallway. "Lay him on his stomach. Be incredib

e bathroom. She turned on the hot water, soaking a stack of clean towels, and then rumm

d Barron onto the center of the enormous king-sized bed. Brandy

ched out and grasped the top butt

nst the cold, wet fabric