ead and dragged her gaze over to Alton. She looked at him fr
est. His sanity snapped. He felt like
ay. His heavy body lunged forward li
roared. Spit flew from his lips. "
Glenwood
too slow. His cane hit th
lton shot him a look so murderous that Lelan
e did not blink. Her brain rapidly calculated the distance between Alton's
nto the air. The force of his swing tore through the
nd squeezed her eyes shut. Hallie's
o inches from C
AS
e were thrown open with a deafening ba
nto the foyer, bringing a gust of humid s
in three long strides. A large hand, wrapped around the wrist by
own hard on Alton'
ead. The sudden halt jerked Alton's shoulder fo
rdelia's bangs across her forehead. She sl
irt. His silk tie hung loosely around his neck
The youngest son who spent his life in clubs. And the only person
ed his playboy eyes, but the look he g
d. Alton stumbled on the marble, his arms flailing as
ing with sarcasm. "Wow. The great heir to the Fitzpatrick emp
and his face twisted with pure hatred. "Back off, Byron
front of Cordelia. His tall, muscular frame acted like a
to his ear, pretending to clean it. "All I
forehead throbbed. "You do nothing but dr
t, and popped it into his mouth. He crunched down on the hard candy. The
his shirt. She smelled the heavy mix of expensive cologne and
o the streets, it was this exact man who had
ience evaporated. He lifted his cane a
ack silenced the
is chest heaving with exertion. "Have
ry pair of eyes snapped back to the o
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