yn

up to block his, the hard edge of my palm striking the se

n and surprise, sna

again," I snarled, "I will ensure those hands you are s

n profound shock. This lethal, hardened si

e a psycho!" she shrieked

apartment building, leaving the pathetic sibl

ed my laptop and logged into

he final asset the Prince family believed they could leverage to save the

e "Ownership Lock" button, permanentl

n when a violent pounding started on my apartment door. The c

ing humiliated in the alley. He had forced

closed around the familiar, cool steel of my Viper Chain. I

he door and y

over me. His eyes were bloodshot, his tie askew. He tried to

mrod straight. I didn't move an inch, just star

o the doorway. "You're pushing me too far, Karyn," he snar

restraining order to keep me away from the main

king smile played on my lips. He didn't even know

der. While you're at it, get one against my trust fund manager, David Foster

then his anger returned, stronger than before. He was

oulder, the old, familiar gesture of physica

. The Viper Chain sliced through the air with a vicious hiss, stri

AC

p into the wood, sending a showe

he'd been burned. His face went pale. He stu

in my hand. "Where... where did you get that?" h

wrist. "It's for dealing with animals who don't unde

nally dawning on him. The woman standing bef

ed, "You're insane. You're co

I pulled up the drafted divorce papers on my pho

. "Sign it," I said, "or I'll see you

"I will never let you win," he spat, then

ic footsteps faded. Only then did my sh

t of the alley as if escaping a fire. He w

Our surveillance showed a call from Brandon to Judith. H

too cowardly to face the co

, open up all query permissions on the

in real-time, as their w

d water, splashing it on my face, washing away

yes staring back were wild and alive, burning