A Matter of Life and Death

As the luxurious car glided away from the sprawling Thornton mansion, leaving the heavy wrought-iron gates far behind, Declan’s assistant leaned forward cautiously from the passenger seat. She had been observing him through the rearview mirror, silently gauging the dark, simmering tension radiating from her employer. The silence in the car was thick, almost suffocating.

Summoning her professional