CRANK

l, and I said I

attire he had on before and into a crisp dark blue suit, the s

want?" she

r brown hair, he answer

attent

on? What does

dinner with me t

ess for a few seconds, gaping like a fish out of

bsence for you, Genvi

ing together that whoever

rom a wealthy family, that doesn't mean she has nothing to pay for. Her school debts are

aid day of abse

e to go to dinner

"Isn't it obvio

why

asks, raising a brow at her, almost making her think he might be get

have no excuse, go to dinner with me to

his lips fall on hers, giving her a gentle kiss and swallowing her wor

ly as it happened and

s, opening the b

wha

rds. He keeps walking towards her until her back hits the wall of the d

na. Don't make me sa

h her, and she boldly looks back up at h

lse w

her lips are invaded once more. Elena is able to com

stop doing tha

her knees and picking her up. He starts to carry her to the car

king to the driver. "Drive straight," he says,

urself on me twice, might I remind you. I'm not ex

him as one of the men who was sitting with Dmitri at the diner before, the only one who seemed to try and treat her like a

found her,"

ack to Elena. "Tell me your addr

ri strikes her as a man who can get whatever he wants, no matter how long it takes.

nd whispers her address in his ear, asking him to please not

ile creeping on her face as

sks, looking back and forth between El

of the car and a divider slide

this isn't how you do it here. If you want me to go to dinner

pace again, leaning

kind of girl who is into o

or sleazeball that has approached her. But despite his rash and erratic behavior, she hasn't felt u

y and New York even that I'm sure are willing to show you a good time, I'm not one

ck, lifting his index finger to lightly trail down her

tions until her head is spinning uncontrollably. She wants nothing more than to escape this nightmare

est in her and she won't be any closer of shaking this guy loose. As drop dead gorgeous as he is, a relationsh

on to things longer than she should. If she falls for this guy in even the slightest way,

," Dmitri says, kissing her lightly on the cheek then climbs out of the car. Sh

go that easy, but low and behold, they are standing in front of her apartment complex. She doesn't re

y request and give me a call by to

telling him the truth or keeping it a secret, something tells her that if she doesn't call him tomorrow, he will show

at the moment, in fear that he will do...she has no idea what she is expecting.

ellphone, placing it in her hand so the back of it recognizes her fingerprint.

you know the

But instead, he shocks her by doing nothing more than brushing his fingers

here in shock, trying to recall the events of the night. She looks through her phone for his contact jus

mi

But...why does it