pierced the night. Surrounded by a sea of flashing cameras, Kendal
eyes back and collapsed in her wheelcha
heels clicked sharply against the cement stairs. Even while f
of footsteps echoed fro
eavily on the stairs just a few feet below
aint green glow of the exit sign stretched
ently ripped his tie loose. His eyes were comp
hat had haunted his nig
s voice shook so violently h
. She looked straight into his burning, tortur
n the stairwell. "Explain to a man who didn't even bother to ask
is face turned paper-white. He took a ste
dodging his hands as if h
med. We can-" Godfrey's voice cracked
voice was absolute zero. She looked at h
u think that little misunderstanding was the only reason ou
air, stiff and useless. His brain couldn
e, her voice dropping to a vicious whisper. "Even if Ke
f the head. The pride he had clung to, the tiny spark of h
ed her eyes, praying to find anger, resen
g but deep, exh
nd his teeth together. The venom of jealousy
keep the real reason-Cathleen's plot to steal the
dly. She stepped around his frozen body
at and jealousy snapped the la
His hand clamped down on
g her bones. He yanked her backward, slamming he
owled. His eyes were bleeding red. His hot bre
e stared back at him with pure defiance. "What? Is the
the heavy metal door on th
, had spotted Godfrey's furious sprint into the fire exit. He had immediately texted hi
in the dark space, capturing the intens
sted his body, shielding Alyse's face from the le
protection. It made Alyse fre
hard in the chest, breaking his grip. She didn't look back. She pushed
paparazzi swarmed him, shoving their le
st camera lens, shattering the glass. His bodyguards finally
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