"I'm outta here. I'll get that signature later," Robbie announced, then left the room for good this time. "Me too. Hope you get that stain out," Adeline said and tried to leave, but Damien grabbed her wrist. "Nah uh, missy. You aren't going anywhere without getting punishment," Damien growled. Adeline looked at him, wide-eyed. "Punishment for what? I didn't do anything!" she exclaimed. She knew Damien didn't believe a word she said. "Likely story. I know you rigged the pen too. It's obvious. And yes, this shirt is expensive," Damien said. "Well, maybe you should stop being so flashy and buy reasonably priced clothes," she argued. She wanted to buy herself more time, but Damien wasn't having it. She tried not to let him see that him staring at her was affecting her, but he knew her weaknesses by now. She yanked her hand free, then stepped back a few. "Come here," he said. "No." "Come on, I won't hurt you," Damien smirked

Damien kept wishing the conversation with Tyriq would end quickly, but the man could talk. Damien couldn't be impolite and interrupt him, but he was eager to go back to Adeline. After almost twenty minutes, they were finally done. "Oh, I'm sorry for keeping you away from your lovely wife. Please, do go back to her and enjoy the rest of the party," Tariq said. Damien was relieved. Finally. "Damien, wait!" He halted. What now? He turned around and saw Miriam standing there, smiling. He looked around her, but she was alone. Where was his wife? "You know, just because we didn't end up getting engaged doesn't mean we couldn't be friends." Miriam pouted. "I didn't think it was appropriate. Your family traditions are different than mine and they disapprove of a young girl hanging out with men like me unless we are married. Or am I wrong about that?" Damien narrowed his eyes. "No, you are right. But still...you could've

Damien stood in front of the burning building. The fire department was called, but most of the club was already consumed in flame. The club was a goner. "Did anyone get hurt?" Damien asked Akiko. His face was grim. He would lose a lot of money. It wasn't the end of the world, but it was still a waste of business. "Not that I know of. It seems that the dancers were warned ahead of time. That means someone did this intentionally," she said. "I see," Damien said. He turned to one of his men. "Pay off our insider at the police department and tell them to rule it out as an accident. I don't need police sniffing around this property. I want to find things out on my own," he said. Was Enzo behind this? he wondered. He was mad about how Damien took his knee out and decided to burn his own club down. No, Enzo was spineless. He was all talk and no play. He wouldn't do something drastic like this. Was it Alison? The thought occurred to him, but i

Damien ran into the house as soon as they arrived. "Where is Addie?" he roared. Odette came running. "What's going on?" she asked frantically. "Adeline. Where is she?" he repeated. "Ms. Adeline was outside when her friend visited," Odette said. "Is everything okay, sir?" Shit. Shit, shit, shit. Alison was already here. Damien's eyes glowed with anger. If she put a scratch on her body, he'd cut her arms off. Damien walked toward the garden before answering. He saw one of his men, Luke, standing at the entrance. "Is my wife out there?" Damien tried to keep his cool. He realized Luke had no idea that Alison was dangerous as he didn't look alert. "Mrs. Sky and her friend went into the bedroom," Luke said. Why the hell didn't he follow Alison and Adeline? Damien decided to be angry at Luke later. But, first, he needed to go to the bedroom and handle Alison. He hoped it wasn't too late. He quickly ran

It didn't take Damien long to recover, just as Nancy predicted. He was back on his feet within a few weeks. He decided to go back to business. Robbie had been filling him in about everything that was going on. He even gave him regular updates on Tommy. "Do you want me to kidnap him and bring him to the warehouse?" Robbie asked. "No, I want to do this personally. Tommy is mine," Damien said. "But you haven't recovered fully yet," Robbie raised his eyebrows. "I am well enough to travel," Damien said dismissively. "If Addie found out you are about to take a long trip, she will kill you." Robbie laughed. Damien winced. He forgot about that. She had been taking care of him for the past few days, which consisted of constant scolding because he refused to stay in bed. "I'll make up an excuse." "Good luck with that," Robbie said. Later that day, Damien brought up the subject. "No." Damien groaned. He was afraid