Chapter 5 - The Unstoppable Force
"I can't go in there," Anna panicked, trying to pull away. "He has security. He'll kill me. He told me he'd kill me!"
"He isn't going to touch you," Arthur stated with absolute, unbreakable authority.
Arthur stood up to his full height. He gently scooped Emma up into his left arm, resting her safely against his chest. Then, he extended his right hand down to Anna.
"My name is Arthur Vance," he said smoothly. "I control the capital that Marcus is trying to inherit tomorrow. He doesn't own the security in that room. I do."
Anna looked at his large, steady hand. For the first time in fourteen days, a tiny spark of hope ignited in her chest. She reached out, her freezing fingers wrapping around his. Arthur effortlessly pulled her up from the snow.
"Keep my coat on. Keep your head up," Arthur commanded softly, his protective instinct completely taking over. "You are Anna Sterling. And you are taking your empire back tonight."
With Anna walking beside him in bare feet, engulfed in his massive black coat, and Emma resting securely in his arms, Arthur marched directly up the snowy steps.
He didn't knock.
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Arthur raised his leather shoe and violently kicked the heavy oak doors of the church hall wide open.
👉 What will happen when the barefoot heiress interrupts her own memorial gala?
