“Do you really think Rachel could be the spy? Does she know about the Tiger Group?” Alex whispered. Cyrus steepled his fingers and leaned back in his chair. “Not to my knowledge. But she’s been spotted at Club Cane—Dominic Grayson’s club.” Alex exclaimed, “Could be a coincidence… or it might not be.” “So the Tiger Group has spies too,” Alex said, finishing his thought. Cyrus chuckled. “Of course. While Dominic spies on us, we spy on Dominic. In this deadly game of chess we’re playing, information is priceless.” After his meeting with Cyrus, Alex returned home to meet Anna. They had an appointment at the courthouse to get married later that afternoon. When he walked in the door, the house was completely silent. At first, he thought no one was there, but then he caught the scent of Anna’s perfume and followed it to the living room. She had

Craig will be Anna's husband, not you. From this day forward. You will leave Anna alone. Sandra triumphantly pointed at the door. Get out of this house. Alex stood aghast in the den of the Stone family mansion. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. After his fight to ward off the thugs that were harassing Anna, he was surprised to hear that Sandra and Robert felt like he had abandoned their daughter. Anna looked completely distraught. She burst into tears and ran upstairs to her room. Anna. Wait. Alex started to follow her, but Robert stood in his path. You abandoned her in that bar, and now you think you can go after her in my house. Do you expect everything to go back to the way it was? Alex groaned. Robert. I stood up for Anna in the bar. I fought off all those guys in the alley outside. What will it take for you both to believe me? Sandra frowned. Sorry, but we heard a differe

If he's not your husband anymore, mind if I take him first. Then Charlotte tossed her hair flirtatiously. Alex was standing on the street with Anna and Charlotte. He had asked them if he could tag along for the afternoon, but Anna had turned him down. That is until Charlotte started flirting with him. Alex smiled at Charlotte. If you're busy, Anna, I can just go with Charlotte. Anna's face grew completely flushed. She blinked up at them and bit her lip, unsure of what to say. Finally, she sighed. Okay, fine, Alex, you can spend the afternoon with us. We're just going to head downtown for a bit and do some more shopping. Alex smirked, happy to see Anna jealous for a change. Sounds great to me. With that, the trio continued walking down the street, peering into various shop windows as they went. Charlotte ran her fingers across Alex's suit jacket. Alex, is this a Shaw Industries suit? It looks great on you. Anna gre

So what do you say? Are you coming over or not? Alex remained silent, gripping his phone tightly to his ear as Laura's sultry voice floated through the speaker. Laura's invitation is tempting, but I'm also worried about what it might lead to. I'm not ready to give up on my relationship with Anna. Just yet, there was something you should know. He finally replied. I'm married, and my wife just got out of the hospital. I don't think it's a good idea for me to come over tonight. Now it was Laura's turn to be silent. When she finally spoke again, the sultriness had disappeared from her voice, replaced with a bitter coldness. When did you get married? It's a long story. Why don't we talk about it some other time? Alex suggested. Another moment of silence passed. Then Laura spoke again firmly, this time. Fine, then you're coming to my house tomorrow. We have some important things to discuss, and this

It's not polite to keep a lady waiting so long, Laura said, with an inviting smile, moving in closer as she handed him a glass of wine. Alex could feel the heat rising off of Laura's body and caught the scent of her intoxicating perfume. I didn't keep you waiting. As soon as your driver picked me up, we came straight here. Alex's heart was pounding in his chest. Don't you remember when we were kids? We promised each other that we would be together forever, she teased. You've kept me waiting 18 long years, Alex chuckled. We did promise each other that, didn't we? But neither of us planned on my father getting killed. Or on me growing up in an orphanage, forced to survive without a penny to my name. So I hope you can forgive me for disappearing. Laura moved in even closer, her lips now just inches away from Alex's. I could forgive you for disappearing for all those years. But I can't forgive you for getting married