absolute that Elliana could hear
y lifted his gaze to her face. He didn't reach
a low, dangerous rumble that vibrated in her chest. The
he side, his eyes glued to the marbl
ng his personal space. "What game could I be playing? I just coul
r brushed against the fine wool of his suit jacke
ned. A muscle feat
hatred for him over the past few months, poison wasn't
he's daring him, he thought. S
ly turned his body, intending to
she dropped the bag to her side and reached out with her
ped dead in his tracks. He looked down at her small, pale hand gripping
s arm away, a subtl
enough to physically restrain him, but the sheer
ordered. His voi
ng the remaining distance between them. She leaned her weight a
to a soft, vulnerable register. "It's cold
behind them collectively inhaled. The Elliana Lewis they knew treat
ng hitched, a tiny, almost imperceptible break in his
sharply on his heel and strode
t shake
and firmly wrapped around his arm. Campbell scrambled to press the elevator button,
t ahead at the metal doors, his body as tense as a coiled spring. Ellian
chimed. The
ng up the distance down the hallway. He pushed open the heavy double doors to his C
lder, completely ig
reflection of the man: minimalist, cold, decorated
er of the room. She opened the insulated bag and care
aid softly. "It's bad for your stomach
from his paperwork.
dn't stop until she was standing right in front of him. She placed both hands flat
o drifted across the desk, invading D
usky warmth into it. "Damon... how about I c
you finally made
who had never lifted a finger in her life, who had
ps. "What exactly can you cook? Are y
face mere inches from his. Her gaze dropped to his lips
ling to learn anything. So... come
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