ra

t of the Maybach, staring at me with the arrogant

ng still on the sidewalk without making a move toward the do

ment deadline is less than twenty minutes away," he sneered, curling his lip in mo

our concern." I t

ment, and blocked my path. "As long as you bow your head, apologize to me right n

past life, his condescending charity would have made

um card from his suit pocket and holding it out between two fingers. "In exchange,

pulled out the freshly stamped final settlement certif

has already been paid in cash. East Oakhaven is

te from my hand, his eyes darting down to the bright red off

The Sherman clan's books don't have a tenth of that amount!

I yanked the certificate back from his trembl

r exploding as he lunged forward and grabbed my shoulders with bruising forc

my right arm with all my strength, del

ht red finger marks swelling instantly across his cheek. His jaw clenched so hard the muscl

me?" he whis

. "And to correct your filthy imagination, it was a standard commercia

a vicious wolf like Callen Dillon ever makes a losing

urning breath against my earlobe flashed through my

ndred times better than staying beside you," I

t me in utter disbelief. "You'll regret this, Amira! When he chews

ching the taillights vanish, I took a cab back to my temporary downtown apartment, showered,

len

d before the floor-to-ceiling glass, swirling a glass

r his arm. "Boss, the eight billion has been wired out. Though I have to ask-draining the entire liquid rese

w sip of the bourbon, the faint scent of white

looking completely lost

rice," I s

rpet, his jaw hitting the floor. "Boss, are you se

o finish the glass as my inner Lycan paced restlessly in my chest. "That eight billion

our people to dig up everything on that charity case named Doreen Herrera. Any

and sent it to Amira's number: [Next Friday, the Cross-Pack Inter