actly three step
ce, burning with a mixture of rage, relief, and agonizing pain. H
e locked her knees to stop them from shaking and stood up perf
rve of her cheeks was gone, replaced by sharp angles and
ng silence. His voice was
d. "I didn't realize
far as I'm concerned, you drowned at the
iver was a knife twisting in his gut. But the anger qui
rapping her against the edge of the workbench. The
ldren?" Damon growled, h
nto the wood. "They are not your children. They are Ma
spark that ignit
clamped around her jaw, just like he h
s warm breath hitting her face. "That boy'
eak his grip. As she thrashed, the heavy plastic goggles resting on her forehead sli
ed blood welled up
ched his hand back, as if her skin burned him. But he didn't step
e and fall rapidly. The claustrophobia of being trapped by him trigge
er voice trembling. "Or I will call the pol
ached into his suit jacket, pulled out his sleek black s
which cop in New York has the balls to
stared at the phone. She knew he was right
w the empty chairs. He saw her packed duffel bag. His g
her voice trembling with rage.
e handles procurement." His jaw tightened as understanding dawned. "Kara. She must have pushed this thro
itch black. He lo
thal whisper. "Tell me where Mael took them, or I swear to G
l snapped the last thr
Her fingers wrapped around the thick woodd pointed the blade directly
instantly drew their firearms,
right hand, a silent command. The gua
nife, then up into Corrie'
e blade pierced the expensive fabric of his
and obsessive. "Push it in. Kill me ag
inst his chest. She looked at the madman standing in frontnic ringtone echoed from th
bit video game sou
too fast to track, his hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
ed both her arms behind her back with one hand. With his free h
n flashed
smirk spread across his lips. His thumb sw
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