Chapter 12

Anthony didn’t care what he’d have to sacrifice to get out of this cabin. He couldn’t stay one more day with Thea and her incessant, prying questions. And he sure as hell couldn’t keep seeing the hurt on her face after what he’d said to her.

He told himself it was for the best. Better that she hate him than want to reform him. He wasn’t the type to be reformed. He didn’t want to be reformed, dammit. He hadn’t built one of the most powerful companies in the world by being nice.

Anthony called Cara and every person he could think of to get himself and Thea a way out of this cabin. He pulled strings; he called in favors. He wasn’t above a bit of blackmail, either. By the end of the day, he’d secured a helicopter ride from a friend of another CEO who could land a helicopter in areas like this one. It wouldn’t be easy, the pilot, Danny, had warned him, but he would try his best. At least the windstorm had died down.

Danny better come through, or Anthony was liable to do something really