antled the opposing legal team's arguments one by one, his voice a low, lethal monotone that left no roo
rom Aria's finger before she fell asleep. He'd brought it with him, a tangible piece of evidence that the last twelve
s decision final. "The deal is done. My offic
he room. "Cancel my afternoon," he said to
ut sir, your meeting wi
could have frozen mercury. "Postp
o see her, to reassure himself that she hadn't
pure dread shot through him. Leo Shaw was standing on the curb, his postur
s face grim. "There'
ushing past his security chief and striding into the lobby.
ne," Leo reported from behi
ilent, empty apartment. His eyes scanned the vast spa
ng urgent to d
s immediately consumed by a tsunami of black, p
room, his voice dangerously low. "What
r everything, she
ing, sir," Leo said, stepping into the apar
guest room. The window was cracked open, a sliver of the outside world visible. He strode into the room and knelt by the h
t made him see red. And beneath the fury, an emotion he refused to acknowledge: fear. She woul
ck down the city's transport hubs. Airports, train stations, ports.
traffic camera network. I want every frame of footage fro
trip logs for every taxi, every Uber, every black car service
ssive window, staring down at
w where she is
security apparatus, a private network that rivaled government agenc
st the cool glass, his br
e a possessive growl. "You ca
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