Stewart slipped one hand into his pocket, his sharp gaze lowered as he looked at Rosita. His voice was calm but distant. "Go home and get some rest."

With that, he closed the car door.

The sound wasn't loud or abrupt, but it startled Rosita so much that she sat frozen for several seconds before she snapped out of it.

The car was already moving. She rolled down the window and craned her neck to look for Stewart, but all she caught was the back of him stepping into the elevator.

"Carl, stop the car."

Carl was Stewart's longtime personal assistant-sharp, discreet, and always attuned to Stewart's moods.

Tonight, Stewart was clearly not in a good place.

Glancing at her in the rearview mirror, Carl spoke gently but firmly. "Ms.

Lockwood, Mr. Wentworth made it clear-my job is to see you home safe. Please don't make this difficult for me."

and clenched

...

stood alone-slender,

her, filled with

draped around two women. His smirk was pure arrogance. "You

was packed with rich, reckless young men. If she downed those shots,

eyes. "What's the

men, don't you? Go ahead- pick any one of my friends and seduce him. If you can pull it off, I'll give you whatever you want.

down, her laugh cold. "Mack,

Crash!

shattered at Briony's

winced as a piece of glass sliced the back of her hand, blood

shot to his feet and

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