derground VIP garage of The Mark Hotel. The tire
p, cold air of the garage rushed in. Adelia pulled
y, authoritative thud. He didn't look back to see if she was followi
haking legs to move
el pressed his thumb against the glass scanner. It beepeity made Adelia's stomach cramp violently. She leaned back, pressing heeyebrows pulled together. He reached out and pressed
d open at the p
hand-woven carpet instantly a
olute privacy that Axel demanded. He owned the
a set of carved w
lit. Floor-to-ceiling windows displayed
leather sofa. He yanked his tie loose. For a split
vy coat slipped off one of her shoulders. Sh
door to the inner lo
xel had given Kian the access code months ago, a mistake he was now regretting. He was hol
d up and down her ruined dress and Axel's oversized c
loud, pierc
ng finally brought a girl to his sanctu
glass. Kian's smile froze, but the maliciou
ed into the master bathroom. The heavy door clicked shut. Second
marble wet bar. He tur
ds. A sick, twisted idea formed in his brain. He wan
acket. He dumped the white, odorless powder into one of th
to Adelia. Condensation dripped d
ing with fake kindness. "Axel told me to
d Axel's inner circle. She reached out and took the
one swallow. The golden liquid burned down her thro
from her hand and set it on the glass
egan to blur. The bright city lights outside the w
od felt like it was boiling. A strange, terrifying he
were made of wet sand. She collapsed backward,
ely. He grabbed her bare arm. His fingers felt like burnin
limp body toward Axel's private bed
Moonlight spilled across
ttress. She bounced slightly
t. He twisted the lock. The loud click of the dea
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