The Polar Expedition Affair
He wanted to strangle her with his own hands, offer her up as penance for the life she'd taken.
But business came first. Their families were still tied together in joint ventures. He couldn't afford a scandal.
So Reece, crushed with guilt, requested a transfer to the polar regions—research and development for new energy. A place cold enough that maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't have to see my eyes again in his mind.
But then Erica found her way back to him.
Furious, he lashed out at the friend who had brought her, cursing him out in public. He couldn't kill Erica, no. But he decided he would make her suffer—at least that much.