l in Manhattan was packed with old money. It was a join
ght-blue tuxedo, holding a flute of champagne. His face was carved from
re had been eating away at his insides. The urge to throw her over hi
wn. She wore a flawless, camera-ready smile, positioning he
fabric of his tuxedo sleeve. "Dance with me, Holmes," she mur
d in Holmes' eyes. He took a sharp step to th
nly she could hear. "If you ever use the press to pull a cheap stunt
t slack. She stared at the ruthless monster in fron
mperature. To save face, Brandon forced a stiff, unn
ant, pushed through the crowd. He stepped up to
hed over the rim of the glass, staining his
e suppressed rage he had been holding back all day explo
ate motion. The crystal base made absolutely no sound against the metal, but the sheer, suffocating aura of violence radiating from him made the
hal it nailed her feet to the floor. She watched in humiliation
oved his driver out of the way. He slid i
. The tires screamed, burning rubber against t
nd, he ripped his bowtie loose and tore open the top two buttons of
d her phone off. Her credit card just pinged a
pill-standing in a den of wolves wearing God
night traffic. He blew through three red lights, ignor
the redline. The sheer, blinding panic of losing
med on its brakes, skidding sideways and blo
en they saw the emblem on the hood and the murderous
ke the keys. Flanked by his security team, he teeth. The stench of cheap alcohol, sweat, and vomdies on the dance floor. His eagle eyes s
him, terrified by the aura of pure
on the second floor. His pupils contr
for two years. She was wearing a scrap of b
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