LOGIN“Aunt Lydia!” the little girl squealed dramatically. “I missed you!”She bolted straight toward Lydia, completely ignoring her father’s warning to be careful. The young man who had seemed absorbed in his own world suddenly broke into a run as well.“Oh, my darlings!” Lydia welcomed them warmly.She
Three days after arriving in Hong Kong, Naomi’s fever had finally broken completely.Her body still tired easily, but color had begun to return to her once-pale face. The room prepared for her was on the eastern side of the mansion, overlooking a wide garden with a small pond and carefully arranged
Several minutes later, Falcon raised a hand.Everything stopped.Andrew collapsed face-first onto the floor, his body trembling from pain.“Why are you still holding on?” Falcon asked.Andrew spat blood across the marble, then looked up at him through swollen eyes. “Because... there are people worth
Don Falcon’s study still carried the remains of anger that had not yet burned itself out.A crystal glass lay shattered in the corner, its fragments glittering across the marble floor. One chair had been shoved violently out of place, and the heavy scent of alcohol mixed with cigarette smoke lingere
Naomi watched it all in silence.Their respect for Cale felt absolute, yet the warmth they showed Lydia was just as clear. The couple seemed to belong to a world completely different from hers.She was placed in the back seat of the first car with Lydia, while Daniel took the front passenger seat. C
The jet’s wheels touched the runway with a smooth jolt, still strong enough to be felt through Naomi’s weakened body. She opened her eyes slowly and looked out the oval window beside her seat.The sky had changed.No longer pale white above the clouds, but blue washed with gold, reflecting between r
On the other side of SunCity—In the place where Harold had been left behind with the men involved in his dealings.The concrete room felt far quieter after the iron door slammed behind Cale and Chris.The floodlight hanging from the ceiling still burned harshly, casting hard shadows across the cold
There was no biological relationship between Eli and Chase.Riana let out a long breath. The tension that had been sitting on her shoulders for days finally eased, if only slightly.Before she could close the screen, another notification appeared.Selena Ward was taken into police custody.Not only
Althea looked at her husband again and again, then back at the paper in her hands. Her lips parted as if she wanted to speak, but too many thoughts were colliding inside her mind.“This… isn’t a mistake, is it?”“Read it again, love.” Daven gave her a small smile.He watched as her eyes returned to
“Please, have a seat,” one of the officers escorting Bret said, gesturing him inside.The room was brightly lit. Two investigators were already waiting, along with a thick stack of files that appeared to detail every accusation against him.Bret let out an irritated growl. The police had been rough







