The Devil's Claim

ave been in a

k SUV, still in her wedding dress, with her ne

smi

lebra

and the stenc

a glance

inated at his own wedding. The city lights flashed through t

fists in her lap. "You're

ook at her. "T

h. "The fact that someone

turned. Dark e

ted me dead,

he said it-so certain, so unaff

issed," she

ing his fingers against

lse qu

That the bullet wa

crept into

ey were ai

rate. He simply turned back to the window,

-

retti

ed Dante's estate, it

fore, but never like t

e. The main house was an architectural masterp

fit

fire, contradictions wov

their heads. No congratulations, no warm

ime to process it

econd room o

inked.

mpassive. "Tha

e her clenched.

low smirk curving his li

ned. "You know

loser, his prese

f I wanted you in my bed

her. Not fear-somethi

ver her wedding dres

e was looking forward

empty hallway, Elena turne

ride'

m on the left

kering with golden light. Floor-to-ceiling

xurious it was, it s

With shaking fingers, she reached for th

th to pull it off before

th everything th

t a warning? A failed atte

f Dante's wor

they

ran down

le, dangerous. She knew that bef

il

orced her i

n't hu

r, yes-but what

whil

udy, staring at the bulletproof glass

t an inch away from where

enforcer, stood beside

whiskey glass between his finger

ed. "You thi

Or someone else who doesn't like

. "And if she

glass tightened-bu

window. "Double security. No on

ed. "So, y

look. "I don't like peo

out her? Does she belong to you, o

idn't r

ruth was-he w

ornin

p to a knock

ckly, her hear

or swu

in his usual black, looki

time to react b

oothly. "It's time we tal

ulse

is voice told her-this