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opened h
The light filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows was blinding. She squeezed her e
ss. It was too soft. The sheets were too
just to the harsh morning sun. The room was mass
ge of the king-sized bed. A man's black tie. A discarded suit jacket. And her own
the chest. The endless glasses of champagne. The suffocating hea
d her hea
s in his shoulders shifted slightly as he breathed. Dark hair fell across his forehead. He was undeniabl
a catastrop
nto her lungs. She carefully lifted the heavy duvet, sliding her bare
uiet room, and snatched her silk dress from the fl
her hips. She reached behind her back to pull t
sed to budge. Panic flared in her chest, making her heart race against her ribs. Setto near the nightstand.
. The heavy duvet rustled
her fingernails biting hard into the palms of her hands. She pra
do you think
y from sleep, and compl
eyes sna
t pooled around his waist. His dark eyes were locked onto her, sharp
opping to her bare feet, and then back up to he
t what you wanted. Another notch on your belt to se
rushed up Arnetta's neck, burning her cheeks. The
d, her voice shaking wit
n said. He threw the c
in the open space of the room was suffocating
g an octave. "You hover around those galas, looking for the bi
snapped, taking a step back. "Yo
them vanished. The scent of his expensive cologne and
des hit the cold, hard glass of the floor-to-
er face. He reached out, his long fingers brushing th
lectricity up her arm, but she masked it with pure rage. She needed to
d," Arnetta
s hung i
d from his face. His dark eyes narrowed, scanning her fac
nnan repeated, his voi
heart hammering against
ond, a sharp, shrill ring
phone on th
tepped back, walking over to the nightstand. He picked
all, pressing the
n asked, his tone instantly shif
aving. She bent down and grabbed
ounter-offer," Brennan said into t
r Arnetta to hear the muffled, frantic tone o
Arnetta. A dark, calcula
rge hand wrapping around Arnett
rpet. She crashed hard against his bare chest. The
ne, his voice dropping to a low, intimate murmur. He
hone and tossed
hands, her breathing ragged. Her s
ing piece of trash
ompletely unfazed. He looked at
wanted," Brennan said
tching her single shoe, and ran toward the heavy oak door of
ot slapping against the floor. She hit the ele
ressed the lobby button. She watched the numbers
ess exposing her back, and sprinted across the marble floor. She pushed thro
A yellow cab screeche
or open and threw her
she gasped t
were shaking so badly she dropped it on the floor mat.
ered on the
hispered, her throat tig
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