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rp tearing sensation between her legs made her gasp. She sucked in a harsh bre
shoulders covered in dark red marks. Fragments of last night's frantic,
bed, a tall man stood with his back to her, s
r cufflinks of his tailored shirt. At the sound
ld eyes pierced through the morning
her throat. She instinctively grabbed the slipping blanket and yanked it up
mocking smirk pulled at the corner of his mouth
f the heat from last night in his eyes. It was a pure
ather lying in the hospital, waiting for the surgery fee, flashed b
raspy but stubborn. "You promised ten thousand dollars as a
ered in his jaw. He despised women like this-women who would se
rs clamped around her jaw, forcing h
e a low, magnetic rumble that vibrated against h
ars of pure humiliation pricked her eyes, but she cl
"This was a transaction!" she yelled, her chest heaving
eyes deepened. He straightened his pos
a sleek, custom-embossed checkbook. With a gold fountain pen, he quickly scr
of trash, landing on the nigh
lue," he said coldly. "One hun
It felt like he had just stomped on her chest with a steel-toed
fist and threw it as hard as
ttered to the carpet. Clifton's eyes dar
ly off the far side of the bed, she snatched up her cr
ection. She bolted for the suite
te footsteps echoed down the corr
e closed door. His jaw was clenched tight, churni
crumpled check. His thumb rubbed uncon
r, slamming it shut with a b
oked down. Against the pristine white sheets,
cted sharply. His
e. The screen was still open to the black-market egg donation hotline fr
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