one, but his gaze stayed fixed

nding her mother's treatment was his

ripped of all power, trappe

d down on her, each breath catch

sneering, "Once you admit your mistake, I'l

ong," she said through clenched teeth. "And I won't confess to something I neve

otion. "I'll wait for you to com

ving her in the silence

t was all it took for h

, her body trembling with

her's treatment had just been cut off; she

se and her father's death, her mot

w, her mother's fragile body survived only through expensive mac

withdrawing every cent she ha

r any savings. What little she possessed could onl

m, she needed to cut every

and made a call. "Ruby,

manager, had been working with her

tography world, Ruby had handled everythi

e of the few people Hailey could still rely on. During

Hailey's car pulled u

contest organizers-an opportunity f

linda's theft, every photograph, ticket st

d straight f

evealing a portly man with slicked-back

m Hailey Bennett, one of the contestants. My work was plagi

e the famous Hailey Bennett? Quite the beauty for someone who risks her life in the wild. Such a pity, re

tarted reachi

urning brittle. She sidestepped just enough to avoid c

ady. "As the competition's organizer, you must understand how much

rin on his face. "Hailey, you can't possibly be naive enough to think I'd go a

nails dug crescent marks into her

cut off by his

Kieran's standing in this i

is influence-five short years had taken Riley Group from obscurity to a powerhouse ju

"Still, with a face like yours, one nig

react, his bloated b

door burst open. A sharp, forceful kick s

the moment she recognized the figu

he light, was Chris Fuller-

world was he