oke. She didn't stop until she reached the elevators, her mind a cold, clear void. She wa
tor doors
blood
g pale and sycophantic, was Elias Finch. The group stepped out, bloc
hips of ice. His gaze flickered down to the white envelo
n said, his voice a low, menacing command, "
smile touched Ciel
ience snapped. He didn't look at her an
l ethics complaint against her with the New York State
cense to practice law revoked. I will make sure you can never work as a lawyer in this
he sheer brutality of the threat. To a lawyer, their license was everyth
r than any winter wind. He didn't just want
He had taken everything, and no
ne went
pped her resignation letter against Elias Finch'
as already quit," she said, h
y into Dion's stun
our w
od to Alex, who looked as if
nsistent ringing cut through the tension. It w
looked at the caller ID. He
Yes, of
ion's side, his eyes wide with panic. He
g. The murderous rage on Dion's face evaporated,
d. There was only one person in the world
rch of the Bolton empire, the one who held the
"She's on her way to the penthouse. Her trip was moved
ew period. A single scandal, a whiff of a di
forcing himself to regain control. He waved
a grotesque mix of his previous
d whisper. "You will play the part of my loving wife unt
master of the universe, brought to his knees by a phone call
ck, putting more s
her voice dripping with ice
ound his stunned, frozen form, and pressed
cutting off his enr
him roar her name, followed by th
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