After the Matriarch collapsed, her body slid slowly to the ground.
For a brief second, Reynolds stood still.
Selene Grayson, the woman who ruled Velmore’s most powerful family, lay lifeless at his feet.
Her hands loosened from his clothes.
He pulled himself free from her grip and immediately ran past her body.
He chased toward the outer gate.
But when he burst out of the estate grounds, it was already too late.
A black SUV roared to life in the distance.
Reynolds caught a glimpse of Luther in the driver’s seat.
The vehicle sped off down the road and disappeared into the night.
Reynolds stopped running.
His fists tightened.
“Damn it.”
He knew exactly what that meant.
Nathaniel would not be pleased.
Reynolds took a breath, then turned back toward the mansion.
I was already si
