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Julliard turned to Wendy. "Wendy, we absolutely cannot hand Sharon over to Thomas. He clearly knew where she was the whole time and deliberately said nothing, letting us waste all this time searching like fools. If we'd found her sooner, she wouldn't be in this state."He turned a cold glare on Thomas."You're unbelievably selfish, Thomas. For the sake of whatever agenda you're running, you didn't care one bit about her safety."Thomas didn't so much as glance at him, his gaze locked entirely on Sharon. Without waiting for Wendy's approval, he slid one arm beneath the crook of Sharon's knees and the other behind her back, lifting her into his arms with a single smooth motion.Her limp body sank into his chest, brushing unconsciously against the front of his shirt, her burning breath scorching through the thin fabric against his skin."Thomas!" Julliard's face darkened, and he stepped forward to grab her back. "Put her down!"Thomas glanced at him, blocking his path, his voice f

Julliard was so frustrated. Why, no matter how long he'd stood guard, was it always Thomas who ended up standing effortlessly closest to Sharon?Just then, the emergency room doors finally opened. The doctor pulled off his mask and stepped out, addressing the three of them."She's not in any real danger. It's the reaction to an aphrodisiac drug. We've given her a sedative, and she's on an IV to metabolize it. "Her injuries are all superficial and have already been treated. Once the drug and sedative wear off, she'll wake up.""Can we go in and see her?" Wendy asked."One person can go in to stay with her. Try to keep quiet so she can rest," the doctor said.The moment he finished, Julliard stepped toward the door."Julliard." Thomas stopped him. "Grant's probably already caught wind of what happened by now. Shouldn't you be out there cutting him off instead of standing around here?""I need to stay with Sharon. She needs someone with her right now." Julliard turned back, a stu

Julliard let out a low, cold laugh, sharp enough to cut.All of this had to be Thomas's doing. He must have known all along that Kelly and Sean were planning to make a move against Sharon, and he must have known Julliard was planning his own hero's rescue too, which was why he'd swapped the whole scheme out from under him and used it against him instead.Thomas had arranged for Grant to make his move against Sharon at the party, then deliberately beaten everyone else to the rescue while she was at her most vulnerable, and then let the culprit slip away, making sure every failure, every oversight, landed squarely on Julliard's shoulders. Once Grant vanished for good with no one left to testify, every ounce of blame tonight would fall on Julliard. It would be his failure to keep his guests safe, his failure to protect her, his fault that Sharon had suffered and been put in danger on his own turf. And Thomas would become the one man who'd arrived in time, who'd pulled her from dange

The reason had been simple: that man had accidentally broken Marcus's favorite lighter.At the thought, Grant's gaze drifted unconsciously to the metal lighter now in Marcus's hand. The lid was slightly loose from having been dropped once. Marcus turned it over idly in his fingers, his expression distant.Grant had heard that the lighter was a gift, once given to Marcus by his best friend. His best friend. Yes, the one person Marcus had ever acknowledged as such. No one could ever take that person's place in his heart. But then again, what did that matter, in the end? Just like Grant himself. He thought he mattered. But in truth, to the person it counted with, he wasn't worth a single thing."I'll remember what you've taught me, Marcus," Grant said quietly. "I won't make that mistake again.""Good." Marcus nodded, satisfied.Grant glanced down at his severed hand, resentment simmering in him. "If Sharon herself had cut this off, fine, I'd take it. But this... someone else did

"When Kelly came over to greet me last night, Thomas happened to arrive right then. I suspect Kelly was planning to move against me at that moment, but Thomas's sudden appearance interrupted her plan. Once she saw there was no opening left with me, she must have turned her attention to you instead."The room fell quiet for a moment.Wendy took a deep breath. "All right. I'll get someone on it right away."Just then, a soft knock sounded at the door. Thomas walked in carrying two breakfasts, his steps as steady as ever, his manner as composed as ever, as if the man who'd severed someone's hand without so much as a flicker of emotion just hours ago hadn't been him at all.His gaze passed over Wendy and settled on Sharon in the hospital bed.Their eyes met.The moment Sharon saw him, her heart skipped without her meaning it to.Wendy stood off to the side, glancing between the two of them. Taking the hint, she picked up her bag."I'll, um, go have someone look into last night. Sha