ainst her skin. The bed was enormous, big enough for four of her. For a moment, she was suspen
weet champagne. Leo Vance's greedy eyes
She was wearing a man's silk dress shirt, the sleeves hanging ridiculously long past her hands. Her
ndow that offered a breathtaking panorama of the Manhattan skyline. This wasn't her w
sed out? The last thing she remembered was a pair of cold, gray eyes. She had lost the one thing she had a
re aw
of the room. It was deep, calm, and utterly co
his hands. He was dressed in a perfectly tailored Brioni suit that probably cost more than her car. Hi
oard, pulling the duvet up to her chin like a shield. "Who are
sharp angles and hard lines, handsome in a way that was almost brutal. But it was h
e'd seen it on the cover of Forbes, of Fortune, o
the Blackwood Group. The un
of the powerful Blackwood family, one of the most
stant relatives. The company's major shareholders and directors were restless, while the Blackwo
the responsibility of leading his entire family. With decisive actions, he eliminated
in industries across dozens of countries around the world. He has a keen eye for
gh the brutal world of business, bec
, Damian Blackwood was som
im who was th
shock. She had stumbled into the lair of one of the mos
later, a quiet knock sounded at the door. A man in an equally sharp suit entered, pushing a clothing rack with sever
ms you requested," the
ice was flat, without a trace of emotion. "
, but it gave her a sliver of privacy, a moment to breathe. She knew she had no choic
a choked sob escaped her. Her face was pale and tear-stained, and a faint red mark bloomed on the side of her neck. The
r situation. She didn't know what awaited her out there. A chec
simple navy blue sheath-and put it on. It felt like ar
ning table where a lavish breakfast had been laid out. Silver cloches
id. It wasn'
couldn't swallow. Her throat was too tight. His unnerving calm made her feel like a sp
, the sound of her name on his lips sending a shiver down her spine. "Columbia University,
had stripped her bare, not just physically, but in
saucer with a soft, definitive click.
pinning her in place, "le
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