Extreme Measures

DECLAN

Vanessa’s face twisted with shock, then rage, her entire body stiff with fury.

“Are you insane?” she spat, her voice shaking. “Have you completely lost your mind, Declan?”

I leaned back in my chair, smirking as I swirled the whiskey in my glass, watching the way the amber liquid caught the dim light. “Vanessa, calm down—”

“Calm down?” she snapped, cutting me off before I could even finish.