Chapter 20 The Hunter's Request

• His last words echoed throughout the spacious quiet penthouse.
• Joachim was still standing by the elevator, his hand still on my arm where he had stopped me. Everything seemed so far away now, including the ballroom's warmth and the performance’s adrenaline.
• It was just the two of us in this world of lies that we had created and the shocking lie of the word fiancée and the explosive truth of that kiss hanging between us like a live grenade.