omed over Eleonora, his broad shoulder
the table. He didn't look at the
said. His voice wa
abbed their files and practically ran for the double doors. Jesse Meyer gave
tch echoed in the m
own. She tilted her ch
ow," she said, her voice cold. "And I wa
He walked toward her. His leather shoes ma
smell his cologne-a sharp mix of cedar and cold mint.
ed up the legal document sh
hen, he gripped the top edge and
rn pieces onto th
with anger. "That is a
augh. He leaned down, hi
k, "I will have you arrested for faking your own death and attempting to defraud
seized. She knew he wasn't bluffing.
dn't file the papers five years ago because you'r
coward hi
out. His long fingers clamped around her jaw,
d to look away. She glared at h
r chests heaving, the air crack
far corner of the boardroom. He pressed his thumb against a hid
er sore jaw. She
safe and pulled out a
r. He flipped the bo
nd ring. The stone caught the light, throw
's eyes
eft hand. His grip was brutal, locking her w
go!" Eleonora yelled. She
mond ring from the box. He forced it onto her r
but it slid perfectly intoinger. A sick, twisted look of sat
She pulled at it, trying to rip it off. It woul
she demanded, her vo
her lower back hit the edge of the boardroom table. He placed
" Butler ordered. "You are going
ever do tha
nd I am in the middle of a ten-billion-dollar merger. I will not have a
erly. "You think I ca
oser. His eyes w
resource I have to destroy whatever pathetic life you built in
blood tur
ler started digging into her life in Europe, he would find t
ped. Her hands dro
irk touched the corner of his mouth. He reached up an
om his touch. She looked
"I'll play your game. But I swear to G
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