her' s life was in Chloe' s hands. I nodded slowly,

lked back through the terminal, flanked by the two silent guards, he leaned in closer. "One more thing. Ms. Miller asks that you

o accepted a part of my dead child to save his own life was "delicate." The hy

Davis said, l

y chest, leaving only a hollow ache. "Of

ck car pulled up to the

ther. There's been an incident

hts. I ran through the hospital doors, my heart hammering ag

yes. We did everything we could, but..." He didn't need to

was

ipping a cup of coffee. She looked up as I

I said, my v

"She shouldn't have gone to the mansio

believe what I was hearing. "My

issive hand. "Screaming about the archives. She

royed the archives. She had dangled the news

nly I was standing over her, my hands clenched into fists. Before I could d

d, not even looking at me. "Put him in

oor and locked the heavy wooden door. I lay there for hours, the c

Liam. He was dressed in expensive silk p

break. She was really worked up about that pile of old paper. I'm the one who told her, you know.

m tearing from my throat. I managed to land one punch, feeling the

e just kicked me, hard, in the ribs. The force of the blow knocked

g to his side, cradling his face in her

k handkerchief, completely ignoring me as I lay broken on the

assed out was the sound of a fran

s Sarah's voice, high with panic. "Let me i

e guards. "Sorry, miss. We hav

ed. And then, ther