aide, Rhett Foster, wiping the blood from his

wly, revealing a face that c

gnetic pools, deep eno

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power and beauty, almost too flawl

could eclipse even the brig

ding, indomitable-that sent shivers down spines. Thi

f danger glinting in his

went as wid

name carried the

of the Watson family before vanishi

eized control of the nation's underworl

that even the president tr

Watson family, which had ascended from obsc

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pushed through, Henrik wou

had maneuvered her into offe

nothing against Henrik's underworld might.

uck her, hope flic

she might escape her forced sacrif

tentatively, "Since I just helpe

pened, eyes gleami

d him with such poise, especially afte

s Khloe with an almost lazy confidenc

d her chin, lifting it so s

tudied her with a trace

rich, sent a chil

you're talking to? Aren't

ed through K

like a storm cloud closing in

y speaking to him was

else to turn; Henrik

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his lips. "Money?" he murmured, his fingers br

er even as he remained outwardly gentle. Khloe's guard w

utiously. "If it's within my power,

ik's dark eyes, something

her offer. "Anything, you say?" All of a sudden

apped his arm around her w

re all his men,