The Captive Runaway Wife Of The Billionaire

pushing herself out of the booth. She walked out onto the bustling sidewalk,

suit, stepped out and handed her

used their fitting room. Inside the bag was a conservative, elegant cream-colored cashmere dress. It fit perfectly, of c

ume for a role she never auditioned for. The car moved smoothly through

by. As she approached, his eyes swept over her, taking in the new dress. A flash of something-approval, maybe

low, threatening whisper meant only for her. "You're a

e forced a smile that felt more like a grimace and slipped her trembling ha

rridor. The only sound was the soft, rhythmic cl

ke a room at the Four Seasons than a hospital ward. A woman with a kind, tired

uine, unadulterated joy when sh

ion leaving his shoulders as he walked over to kiss his mother's frail cheek. "

he same gray as her son's but filled with warmth instead of ice, crinkled at the corner

und herself smiling, a real smile this time, as she gently held Elea

hatter excitedly about wedding plans and redecorating a wing of the Hamptons estate,

g open with a loud bang, shat

ses indoors and carrying a massive, funereal bouquet of white

She slowly pushed the sunglasses up onto her perfectly coiffed hair, her gaze

. She dropped the lilies onto a side table with a careless thu

ubtle, protective gesture. "Lola, this is Cayla. My wif

Cayla, circling her like a shark. "My, my," she said loudly, for Eleanor's bene

Eleanor reprimanded,

ramatically. "It's just such a shame Serena couldn't make it back from Zurich

name that had made Sterling's face darken with rage. Her he

ing into her side just short of painful. His gray eyes f

mous smile playing on her lips. "Has Sterling told you

n nails into her palms, the small, sharp pain a welcome distraction from the humiliation c

ut in, his voice dangerously cold. "Cayla

she muttered, just loud enough for Cayla to hear. "B

ension in the room, began to cough, a wea

anger forgotten, his face etched with concer

replaced by the chilling realization of just how deep the hostility in this family