The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Calista froze.

Vivienne?

Vivienne was the Specter Healer? How was that even possible? How could she be the Specter Healer?

No way! Absolutely no way!

While Calista was lost in thought, Vivienne curled her lips into a smile. “The lab report from yesterday that I let you get your hands on was meant for your eyes only.”

With a flick of her wrist, Vivienne removed the needles from Calista’s pressure points.

“You’re Mr. B!” Calista gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Hearing the answer she wanted, Vivienne said, “Mr. Wolf, we can leave now; the others should be arriving soon.”

Calista grabbed Vivienne’s arm, “No, you’re not Mr. B. Who are you, really?”

Vivienne shrugged her off with a cool detachment, “You talk too much.”

With that, she headed downstairs.

Before Calista could wrap her head around what was happening, Percival knocked her out with a chop to the neck.

Dragging her by the leg, he hauled her down the stairs.

“Mr. Wolf, do you always have to be so rough? Can’t you find a more subtle approach?” Vivienne clicked her tongue.

Jeffrey was still nursing a fracture, Henry wasn’t faring much better, and now Calista was being dragged away too.

Talk about brute force.

“It’s efficient. I’m not skilled with the needles like you are,” Percival replied nonchalantly.

As long as it shuts them up, it works.

Vivienne didn’t know what to say, but she wondered if Percival might one day turn to domestic violence.

her petite frame, she questioned whether she could withstand a punch from

seemed to catch her drift and touched her head with his free hand, speaking earnestly, “I’m a good

Vivienne, but even if he did, he probably couldn’t take her down. After all, she had

follow a different track from everyone

jerk would have

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

Wolf. Even if you did lay a hand on me, it

mother-in-law might actually be rising from her

chill run down his spine at the

the Ellington family

Percival was rendered silent.

a simple task,” Vivienne clicked her tongue. “The old man is exceptionally protective, and if he discovers his precious disciple has taken a

in altering fates. Push him too far, and he might just change your destiny, maybe even to that of a beggar.

thought to himself, “Fine! I got the message. Champion of

seductive, whispering in her ear, “Vivienne,

Vivienne’s spine. She raised an eyebrow, “Of

her cheek, “Come to my apartment tonight, and I’ll show you exactly what ‘harmonious and

was Vivienne

Okay!

She blushed.

probably ask, “Are you two even human? Here I am

believed there was no need to consider her feelings, as they didn’t see

earlobe with

cleared her throat, “Ahem!

she turned and walked

blushing was quite a

tease her further and followed her out,

called out towards Richard’s bedroom, “Grandpa, you can

Richard’s voice boomed, “No, I’ll

“So committed to playing

handed Calista over

hoisted her up like a sack of

out a navigation system that was virtually unseen