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od shivering by the f
d the Manhattan skyline. The rain lashed against the p
kles were white. The fabric was soaked through, clinging to her
any double doors of the pen
p, like a gunshot
ath hitched in her throat
hed a fourteen-hour day on Wall Street. His charcoal bespoke suit was immaculate. He r
tirely, his long strides carrying him straight to
r and fear. She tried to find her voice, but the oppressive silen
ss. The liquid splashed softly. He finally turned, leaning his hi
iff legs to move. She
bailout. The Gonzalez Group is going under. My father is in t
a slow, deliberate sip. His expression was
on his massive desk. The crystal hit
ed in Carolina's chest. "You walked into my office, dripping wet, to
tasting blood. It was a nerv
her chest heaving. "I am offering my sha
to walk toward her. His steps were sl
e stepped back, her low heels sinking into the plush carpet,
owhere le
right arm and placed his large palm flat against
apped
arwood and expensive scotch washed o
whispered, his breath brushing he
ears pricked the corners of her
ice a desperate plea. "What el
. His dark eyes locked
absolutely no room for negotiation. "Tha
The air rushed
k to a dark room, heavy hands, the suffocating panic of being pinned down. Her
weighed the image of her father dying on a hospita
pulled back slightly, dropp
" he said coldly.
ed to w
ai
abbed the lapels of his tailored suit jacket.
the world. She pulled him down and press
of desperation. Her lips were stiff, closed ti
tire body went completely rigid. He was genuinel
predator
tangled in her damp hair, holding her firmly in place. He tilted her head
mouth. Her fists clenched his jacket so hard her fingern
uptly brok
t rising as his breathin
lization. Jerrad Hutchinson had been her fiancé for three years, but Gerard knew ins
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