ng of expensive soap and shampoo. She wore a pair of plain, gray cotton pajamas that co
n't loo
ind reeling. He watched her walk past the sofa, her bare feet silent on the carpet
led cheese after all. The thought filled him with a grim satisfaction. He'd let her make it. He'd let her
he refrigerator to pul
long, slow sip. She held the bottle with both hands, her gaze fixed
already worn
e of the kitchenette, blocking her exit. He crossed his arms
ked, his voice drippi
es finally meeting his. Her gaze drif
t a man who just spent a million dollars at a private Van Cleef & Arpels au
. The auction had been discreet, an invitati
was conversational, almost pleasant. "Delila must be thrilled. A friend in her little circle was kind enough to for
leaving his. "I guess the anonymous gift-giv
hand to cover the cufflink on his right wrist, a gesture of guilt so
fool. Someone who read Vogue, not financial reports. Someone who followed gos
placed his shock. "Have
still unnervingly calm. "The whole world knows you're in lov
constructed facade of their marriage. It tore
quiet room. "Delila and I are just friends! She has BP
ad always worked, the line that always m
were discussing a business deal. "I see. Well, a man who has
ff the island and ma
desperately wanted, was more infuriating than any tears or acc
not don
her arm, then back up at his face. Her expr
isper. She pulled her arm from his grasp with a surprising str
of ice. "Don't touch me with the hands yo
le his breath. A wave of fury, primal and uncont
lifted her chin, her eyes daring him, a sile
wife's face. He had never hit her. He had never needed to. But in that moment, he wanted to. H
him to the bone, that if his hand fell, som
and clenching into a fist at his
out, the words tasting like acid. "Th
possessiveness" li
ly smiled. It was a cold, sharp, terrif
ftly. "You won't have to s
walked back into the sleepi
the loc
ound of the security ch
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