ttan, the city lights blurring into streaks of color. The t
of Damian's jaw. He was a man at war with himself, she knew. Ha
eavily guarded underground garage,
house. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered a 360-degree
er she lost the baby, Damian had brought
m on her arm, and pushed her into the ap
ice like ice. "You will not leave t
o frustrate him more than any argument would have. He had been prep
er hair a neat silver bun, appeared. "Mr. K
Damian said curtly. "Sh
pure disgust crossed his face. He turned to the housekeepe
flinched inwardly but kept her face impassive.
on unchanging, and gestured for Ar
ing at Aria again. He turned and strode out of the penthous
old bedroom, a full wardrobe of new clothes was waiting for her. She changed out of the wedding dress
ut the phone she had hidden in the layers of her weddi
to make th
ack onto her phone. Then she dialed a number. A calm, familiar voi
. In her last life, he'd been the only one who believed her when she finally tried to escape Blake's grip. He'd died trying to expose the truth. This time, she'd keep him out of the cr
replied. He asked no questions.
en wiped her phone cle
evenge web had been spun.
the city. Where had Damian gone? A pang of worry
ind him, to show him she had changed, to beg
gry, he always retreated to the same place. Elysium. The most exclusive private club in New York. He'd taken her there once
o find him. An idea sparked. She
e. More steel. "I know you answer only to Mr. Kensington. But I
vered. She hesitated for a long moment, then gave a stiff nod. "I can hav
r is all I nee
form-fitting dress from the closet.
man she barely recognized. The fear was
affic, Aria glanced at the massive billboards in Times Square. One o
thought.
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