His Secret Betrayal, Her Grand Return

being welcomed with open arms by her father and his mother. The man who was the source of her deepest

stairs, laced with a triumphant cruelty. "Come down and sa

ere was a flicker of something else in his eyes-smugness, victory. He knew exactly who sh

voice dripping with ven

shouting her name, his voice tight with fury, but she ignored it. She leaned against the door, her mind racing. This

y knock on her door. "Chloe, open thi

idn't

off! No more credit cards, no more access to

Go ahead! It's not my money anyway, it's

of conversation and then, sickeningly, more laughter. They w

her gone, she would

hed away from the tech patents she' d sold under a pseudonym. It wasn't the Davis fortune, bu

l, Dior, and Hermes," she said, her voice calm and steady. "Every piece. Clothes, bags, shoes. Charge it all t

se a Bugatti La Voiture Noire. Yes, the one-off. Have it delivered

charity gala, an event Elaine was chairing that very even

ountains of designer boxes on the perfectly manicured lawn. The garish pink Bugatti was lowered onto the driveway lik

E: Your credit cards have been frozen and access to all associated a

one it. She was c

l backpack with her laptop and a change of clothes, the only things she truly valued. Sh

its place. The sun began to set, and the city streets grew more crowded. She had nowhere to go. He

men started catcalling her from across the street. She ignored them, pulling her hoodie tighte

alone?" one of them sne

hloe said, her voic

ne laughed, reaching

his ribs. He grunted in pain, but the others just laughed, their amusement turning ugly. T

sleek black car screeched to a halt be

t i

jolt of pure shock through her. She looke

as E

eyes weren't on her, but on the men surrounding her. They froze, ins

ice dropping to a deadly quiet tone that

were never there. Chloe stood frozen for a second, her m

the door shut behind her. The car sped away from the cur

, her heart pounding in her ch

oing, Chloe?" he asked, his voice laced with an emotion she couldn't quite place. It sounded like anger, but there was something else underneath i