Bound by Vengeance
se pounded
shakable. His presence was suffocating, his body close
rk eyes glowed in the dim light, filled wit
voice smooth as silk. "Diso
down. "And I told you-
udying her. "No? Then why are you sneaki
wanted to see the place I
you thought you'd do that in the mid
itched. So h
urse
-he was a man who thrived on c
he studied her face, as
. A ple
n't give him th
r chin. "Are you going
wrist to her palm, intertwining their hands in a mockery of intimacy.
omach
him to drag her back to her roo
th
more da
forward. "Let me show you what i
rt of H
the elegant luxury of the upper floors, down
e end. Dante pulled open a heavy door an
ike anything she
indows, no warmth-just a massive mahogany desk, leather chairs, and
mand
where Dan
ind the desk, leaning against it casu
decisions are made. Where power shif
wallowe
s room holds something valuable-names, debts, weaknes
d turned
tion. "You thought I w
ts. "And what did yo
nothing special. A pawn in a gam
twisted. "Then
ime, there was a flicker of somethi
hing
ready k
stare. "Because
the room
ough his gaze, dar
d hit
w, but laced with rage. "And now you think you can just
ught, but she ref
er," she said, h
't move. D
d. A slow, hum
d, pushing off the desk and closing th
he lifted his hand, brushing a l
er..." His fingers gh
who