screen illuminated Evelyn's pa
Hawthorne burned
until she hit the floor. The phone slipped from her num
knees to her chest and buried her face in her arms. Her thin shoulder
ght sliced through the broken
e walked into the tiny bathroom and gripped the edges of the sink. She stared at her swollen,
rted ringing
Clara Mercer, her best
s panicked whisper imme
uthless tyrant from Hawthorne Group
paper. "I saw it, Clara. He isn't just a tyrant.
their minds. They are making everyone wear full corpo
he looked at her closet ful
humiliate her in front of her coworkers. She needed to pay off that car repa
o get the money from the owne
piece of armor to hide how badly she was shaking insid
he ordered an Uber and headed
ve private lounge. Evelyn paid the driver and walked in
stepped in front of her
rs only. I need to s
e guard dead in the eye with cold authority.
ly relaxed into submission. He stepped aside. "M
sian rugs. The heavy bass from the club's sound system vibrated in the s
ter. A sick feeling settled in her stomach. Preston had to
en just an inch. Dim purple light spilled out into the hallw
She leaned forward and l
shrank to
xpensive shirt was unbuttoned to his stomach. He held a cr
e. She was a well-known socialite
ston's mouth. Their bodies were pressed tightly together
Evelyn's feet straight
ickening wave of self-pity. She had tolerated this pat
eared the fog in her brain. She wasn't here to cry
. She kicked the heavy velve
interior wall with a massive crash. The sou
m died instantly. Every hea
ck blazer sharp, her red li
hampagne all over his pants. He shoved
n? What are y
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