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en just a fraction. The dim light from the wall sc
ed. The air vanis
a. His hands were tangled in her blonde hair
Cam chuckled, a dark, mocking sound t
hard her knuckles turned white. Her fingernails dug into
red against Kiley's neck. "She's just a
Her muscles coiled, screaming at her to
slow, shaky breath. She
her eyes for two seconds. When she opened them, the vulnerabili
carpet, making no sound as she walked toward the main banquet hall.
pen. The blinding light from the crystal chandeliers stabbed
aze locked instantly on the man s
s Co
ched. He swirled the champagne in his glass with a slow, deliberate motion
breathing
ayes didn't even speak. He just gave her a look so
smirk. She had found her target.
bypassed the crowd, walking purposefully toward the quietest side e
yn timed her steps perfectly. She stepped out from behi
hed across the lape
e of them shoved Jocelyn back roughly. She
sp. She looked up.
warmth. He looked down at the wet s
. His voice was a l
ed against her ribs, b
personal space. She pressed her fingers against his chest, wiping th
d her wrist. The grip was brutal, hard enough to br
She leaned in until her lips
mbers behind the me
fraction of an inch. His gaze swept over her face, sh
ack. Her eyes burned w
stepping up to drag her away. "Stay put," he commanded softly, the absolute authority in
bing wrist. She didn't h
g shut. Jocelyn slipped throug
ating. The scent of cedar and expens
He didn't tell his guards to drag herlowly. She had wo
pened to a dark hallway. Hayes stepped out, his long le
card. The heavy d
nt the door shut, he grabbed Jocelyn's
he demanded, his voi
"I want a backer. Som
laugh. "You don't have enou
. She grabbed the zipper of her
eet. The cool air of the p
in the quiet room. The coldness in his eyes
crashed down on hers. It wasn't a gentle ki
pain, but she kissed
over a side table. Logic and reason were drowned out by p
their weight. Hayes's ma
he pleasure blurred together as she sea
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