ra

quiet hall, sending waves of shocked w

dding on toxic land? Is there so

l, predatory glint in his pupils made one thing clear-he d

out without hesitation

nstantly, not even blinking, as if he were

white around the handle of the pad

an the entire Sherman clan holds in liquid cash!" Brayde

down, cutting him off witho

hrough the air as he leaned forward slightly, letting h

um. Five billion dollars was enough to buy o

ipping with fake concern while her eyes danced with glee. "If you gamble away y

eak to me," I snapped without turning my head, ripp

ing past his limit, Brayden shot to his feet. A tsunami of pure Alpha

he roared, channeling the genetic compulsion of an Alpha's Command-a biological f

he carpet. Yet when the wave hit me, I only felt a slight heaviness on my shoulders before th

isbelief-filled stares of the crowd, I turned my back on

d clearly, the number crashing down l

l raised midair, his jaw hanging open. Beside me, Brayden stared at my profil

uddenly, a low, rumbling laugh vibrated from

at and making a gentlemanly gesture toward the stage with his han

or ten billion dollars!" The auctioneer s

racing heart. The cornerstone of my

, Brayden lunged out of his row and clamped his fingers

ed?" he hissed through clenched teeth. "Do you really think t

oking down at his ha

of a second. I yanked my arm free, pulled a wet wipe from my clutch, an

throat working noiselessly as I tossed the

handed over the land deed contract with trembling hands. "Ms. Sherman, please comp

rs Sherman, had already secretly emptied our family accounts; I only had two billion in my private offshore re

at all. I had already picke

r of the settlement room and walked up the private stairs to the top-floor ope

n black stood with his back to me, the red tip of his cigarette glo