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

her head with his free hand,

if he did, he probably couldn't take

to follow a different track from

jerk would have 'I am a good man' written

Percival was left speechless.

That hit home. Babe!

an arm around Percival's neck, buddy-buddy style, "Don't worry, Mr. Wolf. Even if you did lay a hand on me, it would just mean a midnight chat with my mom by your bedside.

help but wonder if his mother-in-law might actually be rising from her

run down

continued with utmost sincerity, "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

Percival was rendered silent.

master isn't a simple task," Vivienne clicked her tongue. "The old man is exceptionally protective, and if he discovers his precious disciple has taken a

altering fates. Push him too far, and he might just change your destiny, maybe

to himself, "Fine! I got the message. Champion of ensnaring husbands!

Vivienne, his voice seductive, whispering in

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

"Come to my apartment tonight, and I'll

was Vivienne who

Okay!

She blushed.

I am being dragged by the leg, and you're flirting?

need to consider her feelings, as they didn't

Percival teased her earlobe

throat, "Ahem!

that, she turned and

chuckled. Vivienne blushing was quite a sight. He liked

He didn't tease her further and followed her out, dragging Calista along.

boomed, "No, I'll sleep a

was speechless, thinking, "So committed to

door, Percival handed Calista over