TWISTED DESIRES
ment, my heart still hea
the man
had started to feel around him. He had pulled me close, saved me from th
how much
arms crossed as she studied me. "O
onto the couch, rubbing my
ext to me, nudging my arm. "You look l
s hollow. "Christian
ristian Blackwood took you f
he's not th
ened, then c
smile. "Guess I just i
sessed over you. He was looking at you like yo
mp in my throat. "Well, if that's
before grabbing my hands. "Ok
ked. "
ses. We are partying tonight " I tried to protest, but Kate was relentl
over a billionaire with commitment issues. You need to dance, d
"Kate, I do
t my bedroom. "Go change. I want
d me despite the ach
-
ghts flashing in sync with the beat. The scent of alcohol and per
ht to the bar. "Two t
hed.
a glass. "To forget Ch
t. The burn hit instantly, making my e
girl! Now,
and for the first time all night, I let myself get lost in it. Kate swayed n
hile, i
it d
adness creeping in, the weight of Chri
eded
ntil I reached the entrance. The cool night air hit m
e, my fingers hesita
ould
I
Christian
ang
ic
h
lli
enched. "Ch
arpened. "Wh
swallowed. "I thin
voice turned fir
e cl
the name of the c
you gonna c
is voice low and dang
lace, then the line went de
fing my phone
u o
d to th
broad-shouldered, dressed in dark jeans and a fitted shirt. His dark hai
bout him, easy confid
lli
there he was-Daniel. The
you one day." I blinked, momentarily thrown off. He was even more handsome in p
I breathed
through his dark hair. "You
ks. "I-uh, thanks. Wh
thly. "And now, it seems, I've fo
thing feel easier, lighter. "I wasn
e admitted. "But I
harming, funny, and easy to be around. I found myself d
hat familiar heat
ist
onto me. His expression was unreadable, but his body was tense
hristian's voice was shar
is jaw tightening. "I coul
etween them was thick, char
d closer. "Lilli
ristian, this is Dani
an extend
l, I was just about to get Lillian some f
ed. "She doesn't need y
irked. "A
t, Christian's fist connected with Dan
asped, grabbing
something unreadable. "So, that's how it is
looking at me instead.
d, my hear
his head with a small la
tared at m
e, Lil
rt but came running the second I needed him. Or Daniel, the man who ha
ine.And I had no