doors slid open direc
ied her out of the elevator and into t
kyline of Manhattan, but the beauty was dead to Cla
dropped her onto the center of a massiv
sinking into the dark silk sheets. S
pinned her down, his hands planted on either side of her head.
an'," Aurthur said, his voice a deadly w
m his pocket. He tapped
hest rising and falling in
voicemail. Jaren was sti
inst Clare's lips. The cold s
me," Aurthur ordered. "
. This was him forcing her to burn her own
shook her head, tears spilling
er jaw. He squeezed, not enough to bruise, but
"I can call him myself. I c
nball. Bile rose in her throat. She cou
The drug was making h
ne. Her voice shook, but the words
anger at Jaren pierced through her fear
nd someone bet
rovocation. A self-
and ended the call. He tossed the device acros
. The satisfaction in his
ead, his lips brushing against her te
him-it all crashed down on her at once. Clare stopped pus
d off automatically. The city
heat, pain, and surrender. The boundaries
d through the glass windows, hit
unding headache. Her
the unfamiliar
er. The harsh lines of his face were smoothed ou
into her brain li
The forced voicemai
fell away, exposing the dark bruise
ped. She clamped a hand ov
uncle. She had slept with
through her chest. Her life was completely destroyed
d to g
most collapsed onto the hardwood floor. She held her breath, mov
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