Chapter 2 - THE BROKEN THREAT
Brooke lifted her chin despite the rain stinging her eyes.
Her voice trembled, but her eyes held a desperate, steady conviction.
"Dominic... will know," Brooke choked out.
Vanessa burst into a sharp, cruel laugh that was instantly swallowed by the sound of thunder.
She stepped closer, her face stopping an inch from Brooke’s left ear.
"He's three thousand miles away in London!" Vanessa screamed over the roar of the wind.
"I came back early, Brooke!"
Vanessa reached up, her long nails pinching the side of Brooke’s jaw.
"Nobody is coming to save a pathetic little housemaid."
Dominic took three slow, heavy steps out into the rain.
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His shadow crossed the threshold, broad and imposing against the golden light of the living room.
Vanessa turned her head to wipe the water from her eyes—and froze.
