Valerie's Rules

Even the air felt thick with tension.

Kieran was stunned.

He could feel Elara's anger.

Hey, kid, that's 1.5 million on the table. What more do you want? one of Fred's crew snickered.

Elara said coldly, "Oh, really?"

In the next second, she squeezed his throat, and her perfectly manicured nails dug deep into his skin. The guy who'd been laughing just a second ago now had his eyes bulging, his face