of the black Aston Martin parked o
the air was th
ssively dragging on a cigarette. His ey
e Holtz, Etienne's right-hand
leek tablet ont
tienne demanded, his
registry for the golden anniversary party at the estate yo
natched t
he photos. Elderly billionair
rder. She was wearing a
up to the second floor yesterday. The house belongs to the Harriso
nne
ed dangerously clo
ay. The low hedge. The Doberma
nst the steering wheel.
" Etienne snarled, the realization
inked.
the Harrisons?" Etienne dem
d. "The Reeds. Old
eir guest
ockdown last night. Total media blackout. Word on the street is
ed out the windshield, his che
here. Behind a
side the Reed estate, th
ors of the formal din
freezing marble floor. She w
owed, forcing her s
head of the long table, hi
h sneered fr
window, her eyes red
y life!" Chel
shattered against the marble floor right at Katelyn's feet. It held a close-up of the blood-red skull painted o
welled up, dripping
idn't wipe it away. She just
against the doorframe, s
n drawled. "She's a psyc
lat against the table. Th
fell de
owly around the table, stoppi
, his fingers digging painfully int
d obsessive, roam
?" Arnett demanded, his
ed her eyes
d, her voice breaking perfectly.
ned until she though
The smell of his stale cigar sm
veins as your whore of a mother," Arnett spat,
lyn's fingernails bit so deeply in
ed her, keeping the expl
oved her
rnett ordered Meredith. "And burn every s
iciously. "Lock he
ady sniffing around. I won't have them f
elyn's arm and dragg
hind her, Katelyn walke
the blood dryi
stopped. The
nder the floorboards beneath her be
asterpiece.
over the chaotic,
phone buzzed
morrow. 3 PM
d back: "I'l
d in half and threw the
/1/111182/coverbig.jpg?v=73d89e221a21d4259940fe3d30b29dcc&imageMogr2/format/webp)