to pinpricks of ice. The last vestiges of the sentimental mir
o weakness, staged a violent rebellion against the sedative. Ever
er hand moved, her fingers about to slip beneath the waistband of his t
shot out and closed around
her lips as she felt the delicate bones in her wrist grin
absolute it was terrifying. It was the look of a predator that
ow, gravelly whisper that promis
fluid, brutally efficient maneuver, a piece of combat training she never knew he possessed. He u
, she was slammed back against the
. With one hand, he captured both of her wrists and forced them above her head, pinning th
fury. His eyes raked over her, stripping awa
, his voice dripping with contempt. "A common corpora
mated him. Horribly. She had seen the CEO, the businessman, and
uggles only served to press their bodies closer together. The friction sent a wa
slowness up her chest to her neck. His thumb rested on the frantic puls
a silken threat. "Or I will throw you from this
or a way out. Revealing her identity was not an optio
m off balance. She forced a laugh, a s
voice laced with mockery. "Can't handle a woman
, and the pressure on her throat increased, not en
were inches from her mask. "I'm goi
bon holding her mask in place. He hooked a finger
ace and trusting smile, flashed through her mind. A
up and sank her teet
pensive fabric of his shirt, tasti
his lips. His grip on her wrists
all she
knee, and drove it upward with all he
bilitating hit, but the force of the blow still caught him on
ding on the thick carpet in a crouch. She scrambled backward, putting the coff
like a cornered animal, as he slowl
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