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had cut into her skin, but the pain wa
thought he co
atter like one of his nameless,
gust. Every inch of the space reeked of power and violence. Dark
disguised
pen behind her, an
to turn around t
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" he said, his vo
fists. "What did you
he said simply, shutti
ides. When he stopped in front of her, she
yes held no
mused, as though h
she spat. "You're
mth. "Hate makes this easier. I don't need y
his presence he
he sneered. "He won't care. You could kill me, and he'd send
s smile
ok at him. His touch wasn't gentle it
no cares about power. And through you,
of her cheek to hold
e whispered. "But you're nothing
d. Good. She wan
't provoke m
pulse hammering. "You'll h
" he murmured. "Killing you would be too easy. I'd rather keep you
let the silence stretch and let him see that n
that was h
ext moment, h
entle. It w
as c
rything to do with power. She struggled, twisting against his grip, but he
back, her breath came i
you," he pro
ck, he was leaving her trembli
-
ar, watching as Adriano emerged
her too hard,"
imself a drink.
. "You're makin
tched. "It's alwa
slow breath.
swer. But the sil
business but she was nothing like Serena. Serena burne
infuria
-
a slid beneath the silk
d spent together the night before but
everything, and st
she k
re
h Adriano's skin, and it was only a mat
kind of woman who let p
-
lipped into the shadows o
s
wanted his blood. But as soon as he saw he
you," she
thumb over her bot
re about the
l it was
-
m, Val turned her
even here?"
he wall. "Because it's fun watchi
but her heart pound
h was, he wasn't
-
y, Adriano watch
flashed acro
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didn'
his pr
he liked it or not