Chapter 4

Lucas Grant walked into the freezer and found her half-conscious in the frost.

His entire expression changed.

He wrapped her in his coat, lifted her into his arms, and carried her out.

When Holt security tried to stop him, he gave them one word.

"Move."

His men raised guns. The guards backed off.

"Anyone who touches my fiancée," Lucas said, "goes overboard."

Meanwhile, upstairs, Ethan had just calmed Sophia when his assistant rushed in white-faced.

"Mr. Grant broke into the freezer and took Ms. Sterling."

Ethan overturned the table so hard the glass exploded.

His heart had been uneasy from the moment she was locked in there.

Now he finally knew why.

When Evie woke up, she was in a warm bedroom under expensive sheets with an IV in her hand.

Lucas sat nearby, turning a silver lighter between his fingers.

"You saved me."

"More accurately," he said, "I saved my future wife."

He stepped closer and touched the swelling on her face with startling gentleness.

"Do you see Ethan Holt clearly now? Ten years of obedience almost bought you a freezing death."

"I see him clearly now."

He bent close and lowered his voice.

"Then make a deal with me. Marry me, and I'll give you the power to crush Ethan Holt and Sophia Grant under your heel."

She looked him straight in the eyes.

"All right."

That was the moment everything changed.