lips with the linen napkin, a small, delib
ed with a desperate resolve. "Mr. Blake,
onless, a silent inv
he words out, her voice barely a whisper. "After the wedding
ifying. For a girl raised in the sterile enviro
anted a wife in name, her path to
the room grew th
his eyes darkening to a deep, bottomless black. She felt strippe
nded, or to deflect with so
d nei
savor the panic blooming on her face. Then, he spoke, his voi
seem to be under a
e now that she could smell the c
tones dropping into a still pond, "is not
cal touch, searing a
astating blow, his voice droppin
very high
carefully constructed wall of composure
f his stature, speak of such a thing so... fa
tening her or trying to intimidate her. He was s
reaching the tips of her ears. She opened her mouth to say somet
in shock, the way she looked like a cornered anima
in this marriage, there was no escape from him. It was also the perfect cover s
o breathe. He picked up his wine g
again cool and detached. "Do
mess. She could only shake he
of the meal, moving her foo
e restaurant's entrance, where his driver was wai
slim, black
leaving no room for refusal. "If you n
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