und my wrist. The contrast between his dark, furious eyes an
. Without a word, he peels away the bloody paper
to my freezing skin. My heart pe
" I whisper
Ethan. Her eyes rake over his unbranded suit and the che
t his chest. She sizes him up. He looks clean, and his suit, while plain, is impeccably fitted. He has to have more money than that loser Clarnce. "That means you ow
imself from laughing. She's extorting Ethan Patterson for a hundred grand. She has no idea sh
is the look of an apex predator staring at a dying
t look. It's the look of a man
n speak, I s
my arms out, placing my small body entirely
is breath catche
as been the weapon. No one-absolutely no one-h
ce echoing in the ruined shop. "My marriage is my b
. She raises her hand, aiming a
fts his weight, ready to grab
e. I duck, letting her han
cares about is money. If she thinks Ethan
ing Doris dead in the eye
His trust fund is locked until he's sixty, and he has f
my back. I feel him stiffen. He lets ou
s shoulders are shaking violently. He is suffocating
hits her like a physical blow.
s, her eyes darting to
pair. "I have to pay for his meals! If
vered in a contagious disease. She
at me. "You married a useless loser! Do
sins. "We're leaving
to the door. Gale steps in her way,
y. "You're under arrest for fe
egs, howling curses at me as they drag her out of t
ice cars drive away, leavi
dle of the wreckag
The coldness in his eyes is gone, replaced by a strange
/1/115966/coverbig.jpg?v=8fef709daac6b6ec234aa8eaffa1d575&imageMogr2/format/webp)