Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

"All three of the ladies are down—I glanced over and saw there's a

hole in the window!"

"What? Is Sienna still in there?" Whitney's face changed as she rushed inside.

Sure enough, three sturdy middle-aged women were sprawled on the floor. One

was moaning, another had blood running down her forehead, and the third was

completely knocked out cold.

"What the hell happened here?"

Another bodyguard quickly helped up the one woman who was still somewhat

conscious.

Standing over her, Whitney demanded, "Where's the girl you were supposed to be

watching? Did she do this to you?"

"Oh, Miss, that girl is vicious! She nearly killed all three of us trying to get out! She

cried and screamed half the night, but Felix told us not to be too rough, so we just

tied her up and tried to keep her calm.

Later, she passed out. We figured she had an asthma attack, so we loosened her

restraints to check on her. Next thing I know, she's clawing at my sister's eyes!

Then she hit me in the head with a brick.

Neither of us could get up, and then she knocked the third one out and climbed

out the window!"

The woman wiped the blood from her cheek, pointing shakily at the shattered

window.

Whitney looked over.

checked it out. He leaned back

window's low enough to climb out easily. That

right

"When did she get

didn't you call Felix?"

was about two hours ago..." The woman ducked her

couldn't handle one wild cat like her. We

would be furious. Plus, we were in no shape to even get up,

call anyone."

Whitney ignored their excuses.

put these women in charge of Sienna, never imagining she'd fight

this hard.

frost. Clearly, expecting Sienna to

was way too optimistic.

cold calculation in

to the window and looked

before dawn. This was the outskirts of

exactly safe at

knew they wouldn't seriously hurt her. Staying

running off into the dark,

her sleeve.

brows drew together in a hard

thinking too hard, she knew Sienna was up to no

of Shane's apartment was humiliating

her, which was an even bigger slap

woman simply wouldn't

scheming, always trouble. What

them to

coldly to the

another word,

and called

to ask him to tell the