Security arrives. Two men in uniforms jog across the parking lot toward us.
“Sir, we need you to come with us,” one of them says to Mason.
“She’s pregnant,” Mason says, like they’re supposed to care. “She’s having his baby. She moved on like I never existed.”
“Sir—”
“I loved you.” He’s crying now. “I loved you, and you replaced me like I was nothing.”
The security guards take his arms—gently, because his wrist is already injured—and start leading him away.
He looks back at me one last time. “This isn’t over, Savannah. You hear me? This isn’t over.”
They pull him toward the security office, and I watch until they disappear inside the building.
My hands are shaking.
“You okay?” Alexi asks.
“Yeah. I’m fine.”
“You’re not fine. You’re shaking.”
“I’m fine.” I take a breath. “We should go.”
He studies me for a moment, then nods. “Yeah. Let’s get you home.”
28
LEDGER
The elevator doorshaven’t fully opened when Alexi’s voice hits me.
“We have a problem.”
I step into the penthouse and see them. Savannah is sitting on the couch, pale and shaking. Alexi is pacing near the windows, his jaw tight with rage.
“What happened?” I’m moving toward her, cataloging injuries. “Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine.” But her voice trembles. “The baby’s fine. I’m fine.”
“She’s not fine.” Alexi stops pacing. “Mason showed up at the shops. Grabbed her. I had to break his wrist to get him off her.”
Ice floods my veins. “Show me.”
Savannah extends her arm. The bruises are already forming. Five distinct marks where fingers dug into her skin hard enough to leave impressions.
I take her wrist carefully, examining the damage. The marks are deep. He wasn’t just holding her. He was hurting her.
“Where is he now?” My voice comes out flat.
“Security was taking him away with a broken wrist when we left.”
“Good.” I release Savannah’s arm and pull out my phone. “Silas. I need eyes on Mason Porter. Last seen in the Upper East Side with an injured wrist. Find him and report his location immediately.”
“On it, boss.”
I hang up and crouch in front of Savannah. “Tell me exactly what happened.”
