Falling for the empire

sitting stiffly in the passenger seat. Rain slicked the windows,

left the rooftop. He just drov

pped the wheel, the faint scar on his knuckle, the sc

nd garage beneath a luxury apartment complex sh

here now?"

"It's not a home.

tened. "Safe fro

for her. "From the peo

ark-shades of steel and glass. The kind of

sh drive. "I need y

o flickered. Surveillance footage. A boardroo

rcus Vale.

nd everything falls into place. Your company, your shares, t

een wen

ent dry. "They.

leave you, Elara. I was taken. Blackma

this is just some twiste

la

pped. "Savannah's my be

nah smiled too easily. How she lingered around Adrian.

hing s

. "I came back to finish this. And you're al

ed again-another shot. Adri

, pulling a hidden gun

ime, he wa

dl

ce shaking. "Don't trust

ned, and Elara is now a target. But can she handle the t