gasp went thr

looked up and met August's gaze. It was a look of s

ir and hurled it at the projector screen. I

heatrical sobs, burying h

ed, his voice laced with venom as he glare

e a low threat. As he passed Cora, his eyes w

as g

in her purse and her fingers closed ar

l USB

the room, heading for the hotel's securi

g. It was an

torted voice said. "W

on its axis. "W

ng the original video file to the top of

ne wen

ly rang again. This

his voice chillingly calm. "Your pa

voice breaking with hysteria. "They hav

is on yourself when you decided to hum

hun

had all the cards. T

unfinished skyscraper piercing the ni

rom a rusty construction crane, dangling over the edge

ng toward them, but two of Augu

them, making the ropes

ce impassive. "Please, August, let them go! I'll do an

e said, holdin

e only had the one Harlow plante

ds shaking. "Please, August

ushed it under his heel. "Don't you dare call them my fam

his men, leaving her alone on

ntrols, her fingers fumbling with the

ntly. The old, frayed

heart pounding a

at would haunt her for th

, shar

ope b

lummeted into

er mind went completely blank. An

e looke

stain spreading on

a sound of pure, animal agony

m. The thought was a relent

ang again.

numb. A searing pain

ust's voice came through the phone, col

The taste of blood f

at got your tong

her. The pain in her body and soul co

a dead, hollow whisper. "I d

rowning. The wind w

breath, the air

e repeated, a little loude

od. Feel free to jump off that roof if it hur

she wh

She stepped off the edge of the