y
in see-through mesh went righ
the chill from that man's dark e
ght my aunt finally hired some real talent. Did you see the
choked on
wer, my phone vibr
an
baring her teeth, but I picked it u
o," I
almost amused, and in the background I could hear Shelby's soft, h
My end of the bargain is do
econd. My thumb hover
m is, Ivy? You're boring.
dull, familiar ache pr
r him. The elders wanted a
others uncomfortable. I had worn the colors his mother picked and smiled
the phone ou
t. Enjoy being the Alpha who
ould actually have a pup with that plumber, Flower. Swear
cking up my glass. "He thinks I h
"Wait. He doesn't know you actually slept with the guy
the sofa beside me, smelling of sweet human colog
my skin prickli
crowded me against his door smelling of sweat an
d Luna, standing up. "Go
of the corridor outside. I
as g
es, and my feet were on the gas pedal before my brain could talk
en, a sleek black Bentley was idling at the
As I parked, the Bentley's rear window slid up-just fast enough for me to catch the
nd slammed
e saw me walking toward hi
her c
before I could stop them. I w
cold and humorless. "You didn't te
on me and walked
y chest. Who the hell
st the worn wood. "We have a contract, Ryder. Three months. No
h his front door
ound, caging me against the wood wi
are
th brushed my lips, his dar
," he sai
ght up, he had already pushed off the
f against the counter edge, and leaned back against
en get into his bed. So you blew up your own nam
flat. Every word
o my face, hot
was seventeen. You don'
stopped halfwa
the counter and raised his left hand, his thumb brushing on
e way he looked at me like he co
shaking with rage. "Big talk from a rogue
es dar
A sudden, nameless pressure hit the back of my neck, raising every hair on my arms.
and the suffocati
he sai
h motion, tossing it onto a chair. The lamplight caught the hard ridges of his stomach. The scr
ulder at me, his eyes
er wi
My face felt like it was on fire. I turn
I won't be ba
ard the low sou
to costs
ore I slammed it shut behind me,
born
like a lunatic. What the hell was wrong with me? Driving all the way
ropped into the driver's sea
issed calls f
ngle message had come
ome by eight, or don
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