own Fifth Aven
skin, but she felt nothing. The numbness had spread from her chest
of dirty water splashed across her legs, the
lying in a hospital bed, dying. She co
d. Then another. None of them stopped. In this rain, in this part of
other hospital, another doctor, anyone. The scree
onnecting her to
shing away her hope. She was alone. She had no m
moving slowly down the avenue. Three sleek, bla
-Royce
roat as her eyes locked onto th
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t didn't belong to Garrick. It belonged to the real king
Saint. Cold, aloof, and utterly ruthless. Garrick lived in terror of him. Everything
more humiliating than dying in the street. But then she saw he
y thing she had lef
dy moved. She lunged off the curb, arms spread wid
ber mixed with the rain. The massive car
black suits jumped out, hands hovering near their wa
of the Phantom r
ted by the dashboard lights was unforgettable. Sharp cheekbones, a str
allroom, surrounded by people who treated him like royalty. Up clo
a military buzzcut stepped out, his eyes hard a
icle," Holloway ordered, his v
ooked past Holloway, directly into Holden's icy eyes. "Mr. T
He just looked at her, his gaze slowly traveling
yelled, her voice breaking.
couldn't tell if the hot drops rollin
d her, ready to physically
nd d
, but it carried the weight of absolu
he silence stretched, filled only by th
t i
Ariel, they sounded like a lif
Ariel didn't hesitate. She scrambled into the warm, d
side the car was deafening. The only sound was Ariel
o a compartment and pulled out a soft, gray cashmere blanket. H
n said to the driver
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