The Million-Dollar Heart

Calista froze.

Vivienne?

Vivienne was the Specter Healer? How was that even possible? How could she be the Specter Healer?

No way! Absolutely no way!

While Calista was lost in thought, Vivienne curled her lips into a smile. "The lab report from yesterday that I let you get your hands on was meant for your eyes only."

With a flick of her wrist, Vivienne removed the needles from Calista's pressure points.

"You're Mr. B!" Calista gasped, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Hearing the answer she wanted, Vivienne said, "Mr. Wolf, we can leave now; the others should be arriving soon."

Calista grabbed Vivienne's arm, "No, you're not Mr. B. Who are you, really?"

Vivienne shrugged her off with a cool detachment, "You talk too much."

With that, she headed downstairs.

Before Calista could wrap her head around what was happening, Percival knocked her out with a chop to the neck. Dragging her by the leg, he hauled her down the stairs.

"Mr. Wolf, do you always have to be so rough? Can't you find a more subtle approach?" Vivienne clicked her tongue. Jeffrey was still nursing a fracture, Henry wasn't faring much better, and now Calista was being dragged away too.

Talk about brute force.

"It's efficient. I'm not skilled with the needles like you are," Percival replied nonchalantly.

As long as it shuts them up, it works.

Vivienne didn't know what to say, but she wondered if Percival might one day turn to domestic violence.

questioned whether

touched her head with his free hand, speaking earnestly, "I'm a

would he never consider harming Vivienne, but even if he did, he probably couldn't

thoughts always seemed to follow a different track

jerk would have 'I am a good man' written all over

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

into a smile, and she casually looped an arm around Percival's neck, buddy-buddy style, "Don't worry, Mr. Wolf. Even if you did lay a hand on me, it

help but wonder if his mother-in-law

chill run down

the nine disciples might want to have a word with you too. They might gift the Ellington family with an occasional bomb, but don't worry, Mr Wolf, you have plenty of real estate. Just

Percival was rendered silent.

and if he discovers his precious disciple has taken a beating, he could make your

fates. Push him too far, and he might just change your destiny, maybe even to that of a beggar. The

got the

Vivienne, his voice seductive, whispering in her ear,

magnetic, sending shivers down Vivienne's spine. She raised an eyebrow, "Of course not. Let's keep things harmonious and

to my apartment tonight, and I'll show you

it was Vivienne who

Okay!

She blushed.

even human? Here I am being dragged by

Vivienne believed there was no need to consider her feelings, as

Percival teased her earlobe with a smile, "Are you

her throat, "Ahem! Business

she turned and walked

was quite a sight. He

for romance. He didn't tease her further and followed her out, dragging Calista along. Before stepping out, Percival called out towards Richard's

"No, I'll sleep a bit

thinking, "So committed

the door, Percival handed Calista over