widening in disbelie

my voice leaving no ro

han, please," Summer pleaded. "It w

the face protecting me, while my head of security was shielding a man

lways captivated me but now only filled me with disgust. "I will not marry you

n the employ of the Miller family. And you will follow my orders. Knee

was a tool of discipline, rarely used, but its meaning was understood by everyone in the room. I ran my thumb ov

my gaze, her body rigid with

t was a sound that echoed the breaking of my own past. She did

ed it

to

s wide. The second blow landed squarely across his back. He

ning to glare at me. "If you wan

led with frantic concern. "Ben! Are you alright?" She

ic suffering. "I won't let him hurt you." He looked

his back and groaning. He was weak, I knew that blow was nothing, but he played his pa

er voice shrill with pani

ss washing over me. This pathetic dr

. Then I turned to my father's butler. "Hanson, please

gendary diamond necklace, a Miller heirloom reserved for

cée a proper engagement gift," I sa

. "But... Ava isn't

smile forming on my face for th

e hallway where sh

ink she'l