Outside the private room, Kieran was thrown on the floor, hogtied from head to toe. His mouth was stuffed, leaving him only able to make muffled, panicked sounds.

Victor was afraid Talia would go too far and he wouldn’t be able to cover it up—worse, it could drag her and the Wood family into a mess. His voice hardened. “Don’t be childish.”

He stepped up to Talia, and she shifted back to the side.

Talia was a top-tier PR consultant, smooth and ...