cked in a sharp breath through her teeth, cl

ruel sneer and swung her open palm

and shot through the air like an iron cla

ed through the ward, followed immediat

a dark tower, his ice-blue eyes

down Annabell's face as she stumbled backward on her heels, he

cked onto the blood pooling on the back of

ck of sterile gauze from the bedside tray and pre

the bleeding!" he roared, hi

rd, their hands shaking as they brought over antisep

ward several feet and crashed into the solid o

g down her cheeks while she cradled her swollen wrist. "This mountain trash s

om his suit pocket and wiped the blood from his fin

e Conrad Group and Gilbert Corp for the Hudson

. you can't do that! My father pledged all our

om the hallway. "Throw her out of the building. From today on, if anyone from

arms without hesitation and dragg

e, leaving only the steady

ual grin completely gone as he instincti

over Chloe's hand, gathered the bloody gauz

re exchange behind her eye bandages, her heart beating fa

on the sweating Javon. "Is this what yo

I swear I didn't know that crazy woman would track my phone! I'll rep

one rumor about her on Wall Street tomorrow, you are flyi

I'll guard the front door myself!" Javon bolted o

harp smell of disinfectant mix

d and sat down, looking at her pale, c

unished the person who attacked me and protected the victim. Compared to the

ubbed the bridge of his nose, the tension in his

c voice came through the speaker. "Mr. Conrad, Madam Eleanor is awake! She's pounding her cane i

his expressio

Annabell sat sprawled on the wet stone steps, crad

ward when the blind girl's bandages had shifted-revealing a high

her face. "Why does that mountain girl's face look so much like the

nformation, only to see an automated message on the screen: