A Promise of Ruin

With another gunshot, Elara blasted a hole right through Richard's other leg.

Richard howled desperately.

Mateo, burning with fury, snatched a gun from his bodyguard and aimed it right between Elara's eyes.

"Ms. Vance!" Marcus gasped, his chest tightening in shock.

But Elara's voice was steady, not a trace of emotion. "Stop right there!"

Marcus and the rest of the Yates family froze, not daring to