Bound By The Billionaire's Golden Leash

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 g

ckward, 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 h

pushing 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