I left the house without a word.
At the first red light, I froze. A massive billboard towered above me — the face of Isaac Halt staring down, sharp jaw, cold blue eyes, confidence radiating from every angle.
Lewis’s enemy. Maxon’s rival. The man the twins hated more than anyone.
And suddenly, a smile curled on my lips.
Maybe I didn’t have to run. Maybe I could fight.
Fifteen minutes later, I strode into Halt Corporation’s marble lobby, hair messy, eyes swollen, emotions burning like wildfire.
The receptionist blinked. “Ma’am, do you have an appointment—”
“No,” I said, lifting my chin. “But tell Isaac Halt that Nadine Colton wants to see him. Now.”
They must’ve recognized my last name, after all Colton’s a rival family, because panic flashed across the receptionist’s face before she scrambled to the phone.
Minutes later, Isaac appeared — tall, severe, intimidating. His gaze swept over me, taking in everything.
He frowned. “And what’s my rival’s wife doing in my company? Did he send—”
“I need a husband,” I said.
His jaw tightened. “Excuse me?”
I met his eyes dead-on.
“Can you marry me?”
Isaac stared at me like I’d just told him the sky was green. Then he laughed.