Chapter 24 Divided Loyalties

• The penthouse felt different without Marcus. Liam stood at his office window, watching the morning traffic crawl through Manhattan streets below. The silence in the apartment was too thick, too empty. Marcus had been more than security, he'd been a steady presence, someone Liam trusted completely.
• Now he was gone, and Liam couldn't shake the feeling that he'd made a terrible mistake.
• "Second thoughts?" Victoria's voice came from behind him. She entered his office carrying two cups of coffee, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor.