nter of the room. Her flat shoes made abso
s slightly and placed the heavy silver tray onto the cold stone surface. She didn't look
custom-spun wool, tailored perfectly to his wide shoulders and narrow wa
-Duncan. A useless playboy from a branch family. He had been exiled to Miami but was in New York for
r's vest. Her fingers found the top button. She unfastened it. Then the second. She pulled the fab
ared he
pitched her voice low, making it so
uid stopped flowing into the glass. He stood
o of the vest. She walked around the edge of the leather sofa, closing t
the whiskey glass in his righ
she saw his face, her heart slammed
ere a dark, endless black. They held no warmth, no lust, no amusement. They were the eyes of a predator looking at
neck. A thought flashed through her mind: How coul
of his suit. She told herself it didn't matter. He was just a man. She could play this game. If she
ght, confident sm
ow what you control. I want the exclusive rights to
ing in front of him. He didn't blink. He didn't speak a singl
and uncomfortable. She assumed he was waiting for her t
nal space, bringing her body dangerously close to his. She could smel
fingers reached out and gently rested
his chest. His eyes were dead, devoid of any human emotion. He lo
she ignored it. She slowly dragged her fingertips up th
She leaned in, bringing h
r breath warm against his skin. "And I can offer
ow, cruel smile formed on his
k asked. His voice was a low, roug
voice. The tips of her ears flushed hot.
orso. She tilted her head back, offering her neck, trying t
the crystal whiskey glass. His knuck
nto the marble windowsill. The sharp crack of crystal
the sudden violence of the sound. But she kept her
. His long, strong fingers ho
htly in a smile. She thought he was going
ever came t
His large fingers wrapped around her slender wrist, lock
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