lon
But the anger I expected never came. Instead, his jaw clenched, and a storm of unrecognizable emoti
rm. He guided me away from the desk, leading me to the expansive black leather sofa in the center
n front of me, his massive fram
ded, his voice a low, rumbling baritone t
mask, but under the intense scrutiny of his gaze, my defenses shattered. T
aotic, broken mess. I wasn't just speaking; I was purging the poison from my system. I told him about the suffocating stench of their lust, the smirk on La
hands curl into tight fists resting on his thighs, his knuckles turning white. A strange, heavy t
alcohol fueled a reckless, bitter fire inside me. I glared at him, proje
us mockery. "Did you betray your mate, too? After all, what else do
. I saw the sharp line of his jaw snap tight. His gray eyes darkened to the color of a vi
's Command to silence me. Instead, he took a
opping to a gravelly, haunted whisper. "Krysta
reath catching
a man like him. He described the agonizing, soul-shredding pain of severing a sacred bond. He looked away for a fraction of a second, the sh
a victim of the exact same treachery. In that moment, the towering wall between boss and secr
st shred of my sanity. I didn't want to think about Dan anymore. I needed to feel something else-something po
bling fingers grabbed the knot of his immaculate silk tie. With a sudde
gid. His lips were scor
earing his mouth away just a fractio
er, more reckless kiss, my hands sliding up to grip the lap
the very walls of the office. His hesitation vanished, devoured by a dark, overwhelming possessiveness. His large hands flew up, one tangling fierce
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