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door chimed-sharp, crisp, a single cl
la diffuser wrapped around her face, cloying and thick. She stepped into the
ropped to the p
ed in the shag. Limited-edition Louboutins. The exact pair Brylee had flaunted last Tue
abdominal muscles contracted
on the rack. Every movement was slow, mechanical, the movements of a woman who al
ward the master bedroom. The thick
e stopped right outside, her breath catching sharp in her throat. She leane
ping skin. Then a high-pitched mo
yl
ir. Her right hand reached out and clamped around the cold bra
mmed against the wall wi
r of the massive king bed-her bed, the one she'd picked out with Gavin at
His eyes bulged out of their sockets,
ab, ripping the silk duvet up to cover her bare chest. Her mascara
r chest. A cold, razor-sharp smirk cut across the corner
hit the hardwood with a meaty thud. He stammered, his face flood
nd tapped the record button. The red light blinked on. She held the lens
ge. The fear twisted into some
ing the floor, one hand reaching
ound her shifted, charged like the
fingers locking around his extended wrist. She pivoted on her heel, dropping her center of gravity. With a flawless Krav Mag
ve every molecule of air from his lungs. He let out a strangled
bare feet hitting the mattress, one hand rea
ck, caught Brylee's wrist in mid-air, and twiste
. Ansley shoved her hard. Brylee collapsed back onto the m
ing at her feet. Her voice was flat
agement
e diamond ring off her ring finger. The metal sc
straight at
below the eye. A thin line of blood instantly
n her heel and marched out of the bedroom, her stride stead
the foyer, and walked out. She slammed the heavy oak
e doors slid shut. Only then, in the humming silence of the descending car, did she
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