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.

her petite frame, she questioned whether she could withstand a punch

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

consider harming Vivienne, but even if he did, he probably couldn't take her down. After all, she had the ability to immobilize him

to follow a different track from

long lashes fluttering, "Only a jerk would have 'I am a good man' written all over his

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

neck, buddy-buddy style, "Don't worry, Mr. Wolf. Even if you did lay a hand on me, it

mother-in-law might actually

chill run down his spine at

"And 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 buy another house

Percival was rendered silent.

her tongue. "The old man is exceptionally protective, and if he discovers his precious disciple has taken a beating, he could make your

altering fates. Push

the message. Champion of

his voice seductive, whispering in her ear, "Vivienne,

voice was magnetic, sending shivers down Vivienne's spine. She raised an eyebrow, "Of

her cheek, "Come to my apartment tonight, and I'll

was Vivienne

Okay!

She blushed.

she would probably ask, "Are you two even human? Here I am being dragged by the leg,

to consider her feelings,

earlobe with a smile, "Are you

throat, "Ahem!

she turned and walked

blushing was quite a

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

voice boomed, "No,

was speechless, thinking, "So committed to playing

door, Percival handed