dows on the sleek marble floors. I sat curled up on the oversized couch, my knees pu

y mind: Vincent's cryptic warning, the attack in the parking l

wa

He had known what he was doing, and he hadn't hesitated. Tha

his hand. He placed it on the table before sitting across from me. His tie was lo

," he said, his to

unspoken questions pressing on m

gaze steady but unreadable. "To send

sked, the word feeling inadequate

don't play by their rules. And when people

spine. "And me? Am I just collat

eaking through his usual composure. "No. You're no

allenged, my voice st

ause you remind me of something I forgot a long time a

ds caught me off guard, leav

oth needed a distraction. He wouldn't tell me where we were go

boxing gym in a less glamorous

of the car and staring at the w

d simply, leading the way inside. "It's

walked in. A few people were scattered around, thr

guided me to a corner of the gym wher

d, his tone firm

then back at him. "

ng?" he asked, folding h

d squared up to the bag. My first punch

do instructed,

nch, this one slig

he said, his voice

still. My mind filled with images of James's betrayal, Samantha's smu

breath was ragged, and my han

er bottle, his eyes sca

e to put the fe

age was waiting for Armando. He opened it in the kitc

I asked, ste

ce clipped. "He's in deep

haking hands with a man I didn't recognize. But the

I asked, my v

e most dangerous men in Europe. If James is involved with h

y stomach twisting. "Wha

o," Armando said, his gaze locking onto mine. "Because t

. I lay in bed, staring at

d also lit a fire inside me. I wasn't just a

Olivia

me I started

Armando in the study, deter

help," I

desk, his expression

my voice steady. "I'm tired of sitting on the sid

ong moment before nodding.

a shiver down my spine. But th

as p