Chapter 16 Flickers of Defiance

Elise Harper's heart still raced from Alexander Kane's touch, the brush of his lips on her knuckles a lingering spark in the quiet of his office. His vow-No more shadows-had steadied her, a shield against the doubt sown by Victoria Langston's relentless campaign. Yet, her latest text-The ring's not the only secret he's keeping-was a fresh wound, a