ved open. Two people walked in, their lo
He wore a sharp, expensive suit, looking every bit the ju
ormer roommate. She was draped in the latest Chanel couture,
o Kassie. He noticed her faded sweater and cheap canv
yah Alford tow
gh her stomach. She instinctively shrank back against the leath
topping right next to their table. "Kassie M
"She probably begged, Liam. You know how she is." She looked down at Kassi
st broke the skin. The humiliation burned hot in her ches
mocking sound. "A meeting? What, is the Brooklyn fre
room. "I'm making Senior Analyst next month, Kassie. Real deals.
gagement ring caught the light. "We're getting married," Janiyah Alford gloated. "Honestly, Kassie, I should than
like she was trash. "Her salary couldn't even buy your purse. She's drowning in st
vision went red. She shoved her hands against th
balance, her ankle twisting sharply. She stumbled backward, b
r hit th
and clamped firml
the shadows of the high-backed b
ssive, terrifying shadow over Liam. The sheer physical do
rarchy of power hit him like a physical blow. He insti
ok in his god-like bone structure, the custom suit, and the aur
f his chest back out. "Who the hel
t, pulling her flush against his solid chest. With his free hand, he reached u
ocked onto Liam. He looked at the junior analyst the
y above a whisper, but it carried a lethal, freezin
"I work for one of the biggest investment bank
ulled Kassie tighter against his side an
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