bsolute that the hum of traffic o
old air. The arrogance that had fueled him moments ago
lastered across her face. "This is a misunderstanding! This girl-she's an unstable former
't even tu
er slamming into Mrs. Sanders with enough force to spin her around,
" Boyce s
anding at six-foot-three, his broad shoulders blocked o
id, his voice quiet, almost conver
. "Mr. Barnes, please! She's my ex! She spent last nig
ashed with a le
nish the sentence, De
t kick slammed directly into
AC
giving way was s
collapsing onto the ground, clutching hi
ir heavy combat boots pinning Anwar's shoulders
hand, grabbed a fistful of Anwar's styled hair, and yanked his
spered into Anwar's ear, loud enough for every microphone
aught in his throat, a sound like
was
o left those marks. It was the s
ground, pressing her hands to her mouth, her e
yping into their phones, realizing they were witnessing
o the dirt. He stood up, took a sanitizing wipe from Boyce,
g?" Deven tossed the soiled wipe onto Anwar's bloody cheek. "Denied. I've initiated margin calls on a
ant leg with his bloodied fingers. "Please, Mr. Ba
nwar's wrist, cutting off his
Deven said coldly.
d demeanor shifting into something dark, inte
hest heaving, watching the total annihilatio
nd swept her into his arms before
er hands instinctively grabbing hi
" he growled aga
st the wailing Mrs. Sanders, and deposited her
hut with a vault-like thud, inst
into the Midtown traffic, f
f into the corner of the leather seat, her breathing shallow. Her
her voice shaking with adrenaline and stubb
ed the raw red bruise blooming along her jaw where Anwar's fingers had dug in. His to
ut make no mistake. Mrs. Sanders still holds one last hidden card. Her brother sits on the board of
d. She had nearly forgo
ed, and yet her words carried less defiance than before. The
. There was no taunting whisper, no playful pet name. His
But that only shields you from open attacks. If Mrs. Sa
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