snapped the last stri
burning her flushed cheeks. She
roat felt like it was lined with
on of a second of
ta
. Then the li
. She didn't know if he was actually c
to lock the door. She dragged her feet across the t
uld touch the brass l
r pushe
re two men. They smelled of stale
back to that sickening, sugary pitch. "These gentlemen ar
yes raked over Clare's flushed skin and tr
er spine hit the edg
made her dizzy, but her hatred w
into a sneer. "So what if I did? You perfect lit
a thick, dirty hand toward Clare's bare arm. "Don't be sca
d her mouth
crash shatte
It was kicked off its hinges. It slammed
on stepped i
w coat. Behind him stood four men in dark su
the room. His jaw was locked. His dark eyes swep
s chest, trying to hide his sudden terror. "W
speak. He did
raised o
han three seconds, both thugs were face-down on the carpet. The sickening crunc
ut, and she collapsed against the
bodies on the floor.
ward the corner where
, colder, and infinitely more dangerous. The sheer ph
in front of her.
e stripped off hi
heavy wool was still warm from his body. It
oss her chest, hiding her exposed skin from the world. T
and terror. But the moment his scent hit he
the other under her knees. He stood up, l
. She could hear the slow, steady,
or. He didn't look down at t
p walking. He simply turned his hea
e. "Defamation. Aggravated assault. Attempted rape. Ha
on family..." She slumped completely to the
. The cold night air hit her face, bu
ch was idling
urthur placed her gently onto the leat
e driver in the
te clinic," Aurth
street was instantly silenced. The Maybach g
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