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rapes smelled of d
ngs burning as if she had just sprinted a mile. She hadn't ran, though. You didn't
floorboards. Mozart. It was always Mozart when Alistair Horn wanted to
lent buzz in the silence. Eveline fumbled w
ing for Fulton. Don't embarrass me to
never did. The allowance. The trust fund. The golden leash that had been wrapped around Eveline's
s doorkn
erate sound. Metal gckward, her heels sinking into the plush Persian rug, and ducked
d. They didn't hesitat
nd wax was obliterated by a sharper, darker smell. Cedarwood. E
lt
her eyes shut, praying to a God that had abandoned this ho
stal echoed like a gunshot. Ice
ched, thick a
out, E
t vibrated in her bones. He didn't sho
ve. Maybe he
rom here," he added, his tone bo
gripped the velvet fabr
ndows. Fulton Horn stood by the antique liquor cabinet, his back to her. He w
quid in his glass, not
mission to wear b
l, but the threat unde
r legs feeling like they were m
in his glass settle
evoid of humor. He turned slowly, his grey eyes locking
drink, watching her over the
ce shaking. "Us. You. I won't be your mistress whi
mahogany desk. The sound was too
gement," he said, closing t
dge of the heavy desk. There was nowhere left to go. "I won'
the room seemed t
her air, stealing her light. His hand shot out, gripping her
thumb pressing hard against
d with hot tears. "Because I'm just a placeholder un
He didn't deny it. Tha
ulse point. He could feel it fluttering like a trapped bird. His grip was a manacle
," he murmured. "And you be
out. "I'll take my mother
what m
re a bucket
ng debts this quarter alone. The medical bills for her 'migraines' are astrono
He always knew. He held the string
onster," sh
d slid down to her waist, pulling her flu
sed he
manding submission. He tasted of whiskey and dominance. His teeth grazed hpushing weakly, but her body betrayed her. It melted
e door shatte
ce was muffled but clear. "M
y. Panic flared in her eyes. "Let me
the door. He kept his arm locked around her
said loud enough fo
ir
her I'
He straightened his tie, smoothing the invisible wrinkles on his jacket. In
ic key card onto the desk. It slid across the
use. To
turned and walked out, the heav
red at the
it of her stomach and clawed its way up her throat. She clamped a hand ov
ilet, heaving dryly, her body re
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