Strangers in the End
Anthony's features were mean and sinister, and the moment he came through the door his eyes locked onto me in the main box upstairs.
He lifted a hand, and every bodyguard behind him drew, raising their guns in unison to aim my way, the dense cold glint of metal pressing the guests into holding their breath and shrinking back.
He charged up the stairs in long strides, his heavy leather shoes thudding against the marble.
He looked me up and down with open contempt, his tone insufferably arrogant. "Layla? Long time no see. You dare cause trouble at Thorne's auction, and put a gun to my daughter's head? You've got a death wish!"