suitcases down the grand staircase, every step sending aches through her sore muscles. She had just tapped the
the red marks left by Kamryn and the bruises infl
dressed in a crisp silver-gray suit, carrying the morning chill on his shoulders. He had come specifically to deliver a final, brutal wa
hudded against the floor. She stared at th
oice caught
dark, amused look crossed his face. He walked straight up to her and
ta had orchestrated. Her survival instincts kicked in, and she stammered out a
ab the handle of her suitcase. The sheer physical pressur
pped back, her back nearly pre
andle, another large, pale hand shot out from the sid
aring casual loungewear, but his eyes were like ice. He
cold and definitive. "She's my sister. Taking
iveness in Calhoun's voice that crossed the line of brother
s voice full of barbs. "Interesting. Correct me if I'm
he air pressure dropped so fast it felt like actual weight pressing
ther with his sick obsession, Blaire felt a wave of utter despai
e leaned close to Blaire's ear and whispered, so low that only she
turned to ice
y, "We have pl
l. She jerked back and stumbled s
him. It was a clear display of possessiveness. The heat radiating from his b
's voice came from above h
into his pants pockets. His smile didn't fade. "Protecting
he street outside shattered the
ew York cab was parked at the curb, its engine idli
wrenched herself free from Calhoun's grasp. She shouted,
ns. She grabbed the smaller suitcase, abandoned the large
s voice chased aft
he corner of his mouth cur
eady at the cab. She yanked open the back door, toss
she screamed at the
terrifying men standing on the steps of the mansion-one with a livid fa
st the asphalt. The cab s
Calhoun stood shoulder to shoulder, growing smaller and smaller in the distance. Calhoun's
ecise, Calhoun's face was livid. Kamryn, on th
and give a small wave in the d
head away and stop
r clothes were soaked through with cold sweat. She gr
and joked in his thick Brooklyn accent, "What's the matter, swee
st stared out the window at the blurry city streets. She had only one suitca
hispered, her voice so soft it was b
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