tly against the gravel drivew
ey shoved the door open. She stumbled out into the col
marble floor. Arthur, the butler, stood at the bottom of
lings. "Prepare the guest room at the absolute end of the e
He gave a slight bow
essage from Benton was paused
s weak but razor-sharp. "If the staff reports that you two are sleeping in sep
en, her chest tightening with a suffocating rag
it!" she screamed
t, which reeked of the club's stale alcohol, and handed it to a mai
so only she could hear. "If you want your
lood. She had no choice. She turned and stomp
room was massive, decorated in Haiden's cold
he shower on scalding hot. She stood under the spray until her skin turned red, t
epped out, wrapped tightly
window, his laptop balanced on his knees. He was t
nked out a spare duvet, and threw it a
ng here," s
second. He didn't look up. "Suit yourself. But you will be
a cocoon and turned her back to him, staring at the
houlder, dripping with venom. "Is that why you're so mad? Because
typing stop
oom became thick, he
ap. He stood up. Finley heard his slow
dow of his broad shoulders
to a lethal, freezing pitch. "There are things you do
the duvet tighter around her neck, squeezing
ue grandfather clock in
nally evened out. She was
ed bed. He threw off the covers and w
minating her face. She looked exhausted, the h
t from the shattered glass had scabbed over,
A flash of raw, painful
d kit. He knelt on the floor beside the sofa. His massive han
ed it to
sleep, her leg twitchi
and blew softly on the wound, cooling the burni
ed her effortlessly from the sofa. He carried her to the bed and la
ightstand lit up. It vibrate
t could make a sound. The c
quickly out to the balcony, slid
den said, hi
"Clara is crashing. We need you to sign the e
tightened until his knuckle
inley sleeping peacefully in his bed. He gra
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