he black Mayb
eavy authority. His bespoke charcoal suit clung perfectly to h
as freezing, a physical wall of ice
ftover trauma from a life she had already lived. She dug her fingernails into t
the passenger side. He clutched a black leather briefca
smile and rushed down the steps. "Karson, darling
ina's hands grasp empty air. "The morning briefing ran long," he said.
aiming her embarrassment at Hazel. "If we hadn't wasted so much
s dark, piercing eyes finally landed on
's glare terrified her. She buried her face deep into
He hated noise. He lifted his wrist, checking his Pate
He hadn't nodded. He treated her like a p
e dismissal had crushed her. N
her voice carrying clearly in the dead silence of the drive
ned, becoming heav
almost imperceptible smirk t
ectly normal, conversational volume. "Don't worry, sw
d choked on his own saliva. He pounded his chest, his
eath of air. "Are you insane? How dare
s cane into the gravel to maintain his stern compo
which had been adjusting his s
slowly. His eyes
hur stopped coughing and held his
Karson's lethal gaze, widening her eyes slightl
ked visibly beneath his skin. He despised bei
tely forbade him from standing in a driveway and arguing
nose. He swallowed the rage, turned on his heel,
orehead. He shot Hazel a look of pure, unadu
again, but Sterling waved his ha
na's head. "See? Nothing to
e heavy door open. Hazel ducked her head, shielding
door shut, a figure stepped out from the
ter-in-law, holding the hand
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