Chapter 145

The room is spacious and clean. Quite opulent. It’s like the designer transported the insides of an Italian villa-complete with marble and finely upholstered furniture, glass chandeliers and even a cozy, roaring fireplace-into this dockside commercial building.

The stark comparison to the vacant warehouse behind me has me doing a double take.

“That’s our shipping and receiving area,” he says easily. “This

room is for receiving our special guests.”

That sounds creepy and ominous. “Ryker.”

I recognize him immediately as the wolf from the restaurant.

His features are too remarkable to forget.

He sniffs a bit at the gun in my hand, like it’s some accessory

that he finds offensive.

Whatevs.

“My brother?”

shortly.” He holds out his hand. “Come.

I can’t

leather ledger and draws out printed papers. At a glance, I see my name on

man’s eyes pin me and

beauty. I think he’d use his looks, this

polished facade, I sense that this

“Sign them.”

stack has to be at least a

trying to read them, I’ll

my brother d ie. I just can’t. Not

have

said the funniest thing. A few seconds later, his

do they say?”

turning

placed on top. I flip through the pages trying to skim, but really I’m just looking to buy time. My options are very limited.

my throat out. And what

the call, I need to see my brother first. Release him. I’ll

that. We can rebuild. Raise money. Start over.

loved one

is final.

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