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king an aggressive, military rhythm against the marble. Her eyes, narrowed to slits of icy blue, were fixed on me with a disgus

way from the desk. "Did you follow me here? Are you cleaning the floors now? It's

er arm-but a wave of nausea from the pill made me flinch. The memories of her past cruelties flashed through my mind: the whispers in

vements I'd mastered during my year in Zurich. I knew exactly where to strike to collapse her wind

n't belong here. You don't belong anywhere near him." She raised her hand, her long, red-painted na

arc of red and skin. I instinctively bra

ng neve

eye couldn't track it. A sound like a dry branch snapp

lood-curdling shriek that shat

ght her mid-swing, and with a casual, terrifying display of effortless strength, he had twisted. The bones in her wrist didn

it!" she wailed, her face contort

didn't seem to see a woman, or a business associate, or a social peer;

hing her mangled arm to her chest, sobbing hysterically. Graham pulled a silk pocket square from his suit j

said. His voice was a low, terrifying rumble-the s

he entire floor. Staff members at their desks outside dropped their heads, some even

Graham's lips. He reached over to my desk an

ting contracts. Cancel all pending negotiations. Every single one. I want them blac

hundred million..." Marcus's voice crackled back throu

s?" Graham's voice dr

egin the liquidations." The li

wn her face. "I didn't know! She's nothing! She's a Rogue! Our families... the

world vanish. She finally understood. He had just destroyed her family's multi-generati

m appeared at the door. He didn't even look at the sobbing mess on the flo

ls scraping uselessly against the marble, he

ack to me. The apocalyptic rage in his eyes hadn't vanished; it had simply changed its focus. He

flashing with a possessive vortex t

nt-and dragged me into his office. The heavy mahogany doors clicked shut, the sound of the lock t