, dimly lit stairwell of the
concrete wall, gasping for air as she tried
her palm. A special push notificatio
: Hollywood's Rising Star Bri
f Carter's broad back as he escorted Brianna thr
er stomach violently contracted, sendin
hand. The caller ID displayed
her ear. Emilio's furious, demanding voi
lear up these divorce rumors with the press," Emi
oat, threatening to cut off the Austin family trust fund an
rnails into her palm until the skin near
her ear, hit the red button, an
out of the hospital and into the pouring rain. S
w York, finally pulling up to the curb of her l
the bloody gauze on her forehead, rushing forw
blank as she walked into the private ele
n to the sprawling
walk-in closet and yanked a black Her
she had purchased before the marriage, shoving them into the suitcase. Her stitches
vet jewelry box Carter had ever given her
ulled open the heavy oak drawer of the desk and took o
leather blotter. She quickly signed her name on
massive pink diamond wedding ring s
. The metal scraped violently against h
onto the desk, pressing it directly o
metal teeth of the zipper bit to
urned her head and took one final look a
eaker switch. The entire penthouse plun
d shut behind her, the lock
e wet Manhattan pavement, her silhou
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