-

s of his mouth tightening as if he were try

teen years ago," he murmured

, her heart thudding with unease. "T

. "Because if she's alive... it means she's not done with

been operating in Eastern Europe under an alias. Building n

with emotion. "Adrian

answering, then gest

a got nothing. Not because she wasn't smart or capable-she was brilliant-but because she was a woman, an

ened. "And she

at's my guess. To

n wh

oy the family from the inside out. And now,

sted. "She helped

lly," Adrian said coldly. "

that n

y against the cliffside. Adrian had fallen silent after the conversation wit

to him. "Tell me wh

e who taught me how to play the piano when I was a k

ftened. "You ca

out a word. Just disappeared. And now she resurf

o help us. Maybe she r

ce low and dark. "She doe

knock came

as on the porch. Ju

p carefully, ope

e yard just yesterday. The angle was distan

ack in blood-red

om me. Now I'll take wh

bled as she show

e. "She's here. She's

scles twitching. He stormed toward the win

e muttered. "She's bee

around herself. "We're

sharp. "No, we're not. Pack a

the phone. "I'll secure a new location. No

. Her eyes stayed fi

she whispered. "She's u

pping her hands. "She won't

've lived in fear before. I can't do

verything I have left-I'll burn the Devereux empire t

ween them, tension thick

rust

ned to leave the ro

mess

num

n

video

ated, then

as grainy-but

t the pl

wasn'

hed beside him, whispering something into his

ly like the one from

ood turne

hed. "She was there, Adrian

s world

adn't just

line that could

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