Broken Promises, A Vengeful Heart Returns

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he phone, my voice tight with a rage th

o kill the story on a few of the smaller blogs, Anya, but the maj

aration of war. A public accusation this vile was the perfect pretext for the FBI to launch a

. "Anya... it' s him. Agent Walter. He' s here with a special

headlines was barely dry, and

ant?" I asked, my vo

perate, he' ll get an emergenc

my skirt. I would not let him see me c

its a stark contrast to the opulent decor of the club. Kaiden stood in the center of the

s voice devoid of any warmth.

nt Walter?" I asked, my ey

overdue. Here, or somewhere more private?" He glan

he' d used a lifetime ago, offering

through gritted t

uld barely breathe. He didn' t take me to the federal building. Instead, he drove to the outskirts of the city, to a desolate, abandoned pier that had

oken only by the sound of waves l

the source of those news stor

te a smear campaign to destroy my reputation,

me, his blue eyes intense, "I will halt the

"Since when does the grea

g in his jaw. "Kendal arranged for the stories to be pub

he was covering for her crimes. All of this, for her. I felt a familiar col

what if I don' t?" I whispered, the words a threat. "What

ffing, but the possibility, however

lf-destructive, but I didn' t care anymore. If he was going to burn my world to the ground, I wanted to fee

lowed by a familiar, predatory gleam. "You

leaning closer. "It' s a final, crazy request. Let

rd, he lunged across the console, his hand tangling in my hair, pulling my face to his.

her seat. The moonlight that filtered through the grimy windshield was col

changed into a fresh set of clothes, trying to erase the scent of him

st in again, her eyes wide with panic. "Anya... she' s

en. Kendal stood there, dressed in a pristine

and, without a word, slapp

d to the side, my cheek stinging, th

held up her left hand, the diamond on her engagement ring flas

ertips came away red. "I don' t want him, Kendal," I

nails digging into my skin. "Don' t you lie to me! I know