His Cold Heart, Her Hidden Fire

Previously

…He walked through the opulent halls of his family home, the gilded walls suddenly feeling like a prison. But as he stepped out into the cool night air, the city spread before him like a vast, untamed expanse, he felt a flicker of something akin to freedom. He knew the storm was coming, that his father would not let this go. He knew the Sterlings would retaliate. But for the first time in a long time, Logan Hayes felt like he was in control of his own destiny. And he knew, with a fierce certainty, that Chloe was worth fighting for. The echoes of the past were growing louder, but so was the fire in his own heart, a fire that was beginning to burn away the ice.