Chapter 95: Seven Days

Chapter 95: Seven Days           Marco stopped in front of the heavy wooden door and glanced down at the woman in his arms.   Grace had gone quiet while her fingers were curled weakly into the fabric of his shirt. From the way her body tensed, he could tell she was bracing herself.   Her father's study had always been an unforgiving place. It smelled of expensive whiskey, cigar smoke, and the burden of all expectations he has thrown towards her. It was a place where Bartholomew Blackwood had spent years shaping his empire, where he had made decisions that ruined lives without so much as blinking.   And now, Grace was willingly walking into the lion's den, just after barely surviving the last time she stood before him.   Marco didn't like it. Not one damn bit.   "What do you want with him?" Marco asked feeling somewhat frustrated.   She exhaled softly, her grip on his shirt tightening for a fraction of a second before she forced herself to loosen it.   "I... just want to say my final go