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through the gap in
ity. A sharp pain pulsed behind her eyes, a fam
ets wer
ver justify. Egyptian cotton. The scent in the air was also wrong. Sandalwood and somet
art st
st her ribs, a frantic
room came into focus. Minimalist, gray and chrome, with a floor-to-ceiling w
's apa
water, she turned her head on
as t
evealing the sharp lines of his chest and shoulders. His dark hair was slightly messy, and his u
night before
and, warm and firm, closing around her wrist. His voice, a low rumble
it had nothing to do with the alcohol.
e ye
proving she could stand on her own. All of it
to get o
gly slow. She slid her legs over the side of the bed, her feet searchi
he polished wood when his v
e you goi
held the same authority that commande
muscle in her body screaming. She
r he was sitting up. The wei
you a q
She snatched it, her hands shaking as she tried to pull it on. It was a simple black sheath dress,
r was in
wisted, her shoulder aching in protest, but it was useless. A fehind her. His scent enveloped
d he
, almost detached, wh
you, Mr.
the chasm that now lay between them. She continued
r traced its way down her spine. His touch was light, almost clin
ulled it up. His knuckles grazed her s
ears," she said, her voice tremb
a glass from the nightstand. The sound of him drinking, the slight moveme
n. "If you walk out of here looking like that, building security
in closet. An entire wall of dark, polished
this was?" he asked, h
wearing only a pair of gray sweatpants that hung low on his
intent on escape. His hand shot out, gra
lian." The words
y, taking a step back. He crossed his arms over his chest, his expression unreadable, watch
rned and fled, pulling the bedroom door open and pra
platter of pastries on the marble island of the k
kind smile spread across her face. A s
r tone perfectly respectful. "The master asked me
coffee and baked blueberries filled the air. It was
as tr
a silent observer to her public humiliation. His gray eyes were deep, unreadab
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