library clicked shut, sealing out
unlit hearth, still wrapped in Clayton's massive suit jacket.
s of single malt scotch into a crystal tumbl
" he asked, t
, her eyes red-rimmed b
ont of everyone? You could
Persian rug toward her. "In my world, a
planting both hands on the arms of her chair and
last night, I have no intention of letting anothe
ed back agains
mily! The engagement is over. I have nothing
to do w
humb and forefinger, forcing her to l
tated with brutal precision. "Your father's company went through liquidation. Your family townhouse on the
d her eyes shut, hot tears spilling down her cheeks. He
ilence. Gavin stepped ins
He refuses to sign the surrender of the port l
d her chin and
g him
esigner clothes covered in gravel and dirt. Two guards held him
darting frantically to Darlene. "You think you won? You want the port? Yo
atch strap, not even b
e the standing
ce cracking with desperation. "Disputed commercial territory between h
brow f
, and Demario has spent years racing
"The abandoned coastal industrial strip. If you win, I sign over the port an
ped to her feet, her voice trembling with r
right hand, cutting
ng smile spread
ne, and a woman who already belongs to me?
lack key fob for a Ferrari track car, and tossed it
rio. At midnight, I will pu
backward, his hysterical laug
y fell sil
rabbing Clayton's forearm
t racing gets people killed! Why w
nd her waist and pulling her against
inst her jaw, tilting her face up. "D
s lips hovering
to understand one thing: what I claim
abruptly, turnin
at midnight," he ordere
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