No Apologies, No Regrets
the walls, the questions, the breaking.
Tonight, she would learn the truth.
Tonight, he would show her who he really was.
And tomorrow?
If Beauty succeeded in her plan, he might never have that chance.
***
Atop the marble balcony of her private suite, Beauty sipped aged cognac from a diamond-cut glass. Below, Dubai glittered like a jewel in the palm of a tyrant.
“Two more days,” she murmured, licking her lips slowly.
She turned as Eric entered, his shirt half-buttoned, a Cuban cigar between his fingers, his face carved with subtle disdain. “You really want to go through with this?”