uds. Her head was pounding, a dull, throbbing ach
amiliar, a vast white expanse with a delicate,
ough her, cold
er. She was wearing a man's silk pajama top, the fabric pooling around her. Her own dress
hot and shameful,
eling of being utterly consumed, of a body moving against her
hand flew to her mouth, stifling a sc
oom door
erfectly tailored navy suit, not a single hair out of place. He was once ag
e, no hint of what had passed between them. He pla
, his voice neutral. "Tak
k hit the padded headboard, pulling t
er voice hoarse with fear. "Wha
bed and sat down. He crossed his legs, the picture of casual
terrified gaze without flinching. "As for last night," he paused, letting t
ual statement hi
t the vivid, humiliating flashes of memory told her he
a welcome distraction. She forced herself to breath
trol of this. "I'm grateful for that, Mr. Sterling. Name your price. I'll compensate
crisis. With a transaction. It was clean, d
mian's chest. A laugh. It was a so
er hip, effectively trapping her. His proximity was overwhel
arrogant eyebrow. "Miss Campbell, do you
Asha leaned back, pressing herself into
do you want?"
raced the line of her jaw, se
he murmured, his vo
our kidnappers created." His words were designed to humiliate, and
The humiliation was so intense it felt
," he countered smoothly, twisting
lders slumped. He was right. That w
flicker of satisfaction in his eyes. He settled b
voice slow and deliberate. "If you tru
es glinting with a dan
This time, while you
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