Jilted By Nephew, Claimed By King
e lay in the bed, an IV line taped to the back of her hand. She had allowed the nurses to
He had changed his shirt, but his movements were
mpany lawyers-stood at the foot of
Mr. Lancaster has prepared a revised Non-Disclosure Agreement. In exchange for your silence reg
red at the c
but it stopped the
the first time he had looked at
?" the law
and ripped the tape off. With a sharp tug, she pulled the needle out. Blood
her voice gaining strength.
aid. He walked toward the bed. "Don't be naiv
ming. They sent a link... to an account I can't access. I think... I think it recorded everything." S
went ve
desperate whisper. "I want safety. If I go back to my family, Preston will find me. He'll..
bedside table and a pen. She s
s it. It's the only copy. I give it to
ed closer, invading her personal space. He placed his hands on the mattress
s voice was low, dangerous. "What makes you think I
ker of madness seep into her expression, the
pped in the guise of terror. "And because... a man like you doesn't like
strange, cold resolve that didn't match the file he had on her. The file said she w
ed up, breaki
out looking away from Annelise. "She stays in one of my s
e lawyer
ve. At the door, he paused. "Don
r click
olding. Her palms were sweating. Not from fear, but fro
ly around the room, her eyes scanning the baseb
A listening device. It was pressure-activated and woven into the coaster, far
dge of the bed, buried her face in her hands, a
to the empty room. "
a tablet Silas was holding. He watched the wom
he's playing us
ust a scared girl, Silas. She has a little figh
lise's finger tapped a rhythm against t
One Co
vered for a split second, caught the