Her lips were blue from the cold, and she hugged the dog tightly as if he were the only warmth left in her life. “Please don’t take my dog,” she whispered. “He’s all I have.”…
Snowflakes fell thickly over the streets of Manhattan, coating the city in a crisp, white blanket that muffled the usual chaos. Daniel Carter, a billionaire CEO known for his ruthless business tactics, stepped out of his limousine, adjusting his tailored overcoat. Despite the half-million-dollar donation he had just made at a charity gala, a familiar…