Chapter 179

• I didn’t even glance back as the reporters’ voices rose behind me like a storm. The chaos was theirs; I had other plans.
• The sleek black car slid to a stop beside me, its door opening smoothly. Without hesitation, I stepped inside, the leather cool beneath my fingertips.
• Damien’s meticulous planning had made all this seamless. I wasn’t surprised the bodyguards and driver appeared just in time the kind of foresight only he could have.