CHAPTER 87: PASSION AMIDST THE STORM: SUSAN AND EVANS INTIMATE INTERLUDE

"He'll be a broken man," Evans said, his voice low and dangerous. "He'll have no choice but to surrender. To hand over his allegiance, his loyalty, to us." "And when he does," Susan purred, her fingers tapping a cruel rhythm against the arm of her chair, "we'll be ready to claim our rightful place as the heads of the Danvers family. As the rulers of this city." Her voice dropped to a whisper, the words like poison. "And no one, no one, will dare to defy us." Evans's eyes gleamed with a cruel light, his lips twisting into a dark, dangerous smile. "And then, my love, the real games will begin." Susan leaned in close to Evans, her breath hot against his skin, her lips curving into a wicked smile. "And to think, all this started with a single idea," she whispered, her voice husky with desire. "A single seed of corruption that we've nurtured into a beautiful, monstrous flower." Evans's eyes narrowed, his hands cupping her face as he pulled her into a searing, possessive kiss. His lips m