The Blackwood's Bride

asn't suppos

with vintage champagne. Not in this hotel, where billion-dollar deals were made behind closed doors and secrets exchanged over

t a spy.

esperate to get out of

n a mysterious client offered her a ridiculous sum to gather information on Damien Blackwood, she had i

ere already

snap a few discreet photos if needed. Her employer had been frustratingly vague about what exactly they wante

her gut when she reali

, she was b

ements. At first, she thought it was paranoia. Maybe the pressure was getting to her. But then she

od's se

h

d notic

ned in her direction. The intensity in his ey

gh her, tightening

to get o

chestra's melody filled the air, mixing with the hum of idle conversation. She could still escape-if she reached t

she moved, th

f guests without drawing too much attention. She kept her head

ibrated in

You've been no

s

r ears. She was steps a

mped aroun

d, her breath h

as tall, broad-shouldered, his dark suit pressed to perfection. But there was something sinister

His voice was smoot

throat

Blackwood'

s someo

ith his o

nnected to her employer or a separate threat altogether. But one

ounded. Fig

ee, pushing past him

rsing, but she didn'

kirts swishing, champagne glasses nearly

he man growl

think. Did

. Someone powerful.

dly across the room

n Bla

ark. Da

t there in the pa

She lunged toward him, grabbi

re he co

issed

lips met, time

led throug

exploded li

hought Damien would push her away. That he would

st

p, gripping her

gh her. He was holding her in place. Not because he

s his fingers tight

t of his breath against her own. But his body remained rigid,

s suddenly-h

world

ists. Guests whi

is

lackwood's

ou see

fast. Her lips still burned from the sensation of hi

f with chants 'Br

look

Damien

A thunderstorm brewing i

ce like a blade, "the fuck

mouth, but no

thought t

n Blackwood in front

d

etely and utt

who had tried to grab her after the stunt she had pulled on Damien, she ran to the ne

kseat of the cab, slamming the d

sked, glancing at her th

still tingled from the kiss-the kiss-and her chest felt like it

n Bla

ssed Damie

t of ev

rs had tightened around her waist like he was deci

tore down

to get ou

st the lingering heat of his touch and focus. Survi

cabbie didn't question it-he simply nodded and pulled into the night

hake the feeling th

ight of a sleek black SUV merging onto the road b

h

e exhaled slowly. Maybe she was just

those eyes on

ne and made hers