Chapter 31
His fingers closed around hers—warm, strong, steady—and then he was leading her out of the conference room, through the executive suite, past the shocked receptionist and the confused employees and the security guardswho didn't dare intervene when Rhys Larsen fixed them with a look that promised career-ending consequences.
They walked in silence through the marble lobby, past the towering Hawkins Industries logo, through the revolving doors and into the bright morning sunlight. A black car waited at the curb—sleek and expensive, with a driver who immediately opened the back door when he saw them approaching.
Rhys gestured for Ravyn to enter first, then slid in beside her. The door closed with a solid thunk that felt like finality, like a chapter ending, like freedom.
The car
