Dark Love Obsession

s of energy through the air. Alina Carter adjusted the strap of her dress, feeling slight

supposed

er to come. "One night out won't kill you," she ha

"-a place whispered about in hushed tones among the rich and powerful. It was the kind of place where secr

canned the room, searching for Jenny, who ha

ica

ough the crowd. The bartender, a middle-aged man wi

get you, s

ater, p

king his head. "

d. "Is it th

't come to "Vort

subtle-just a shift in the energy-but noticeable. Conversations died down, and h

r gazes, and that w

n Cro

k with unspoken authority. He wasn't just another wealthy man-he was som

h the faintest hint of stubble, his icy-blue eyes scanning the club with detached calculation. He wore a tailored black suit, cri

of him before.

nderground dealings-a billionaire who built an empire on calculated

d never cared

il

looked away. B

n it ha

ht her s

His gaze was piercing, unreadable, like he was "stu

ook away, break the connection before it turn

ing dark and knowing-before he turned away, disapp

and against her chest. "Wha

o process before a ha

urred, her eyes glassy from alcohol.

clicking against the polished floors. Jenny led her past the crowded dance

"Jenny, we can'

lax. My date is there. He'

own

lionaire. Not sure of hi

ng settled in A

e atmosphere was entirely different-darker, quieter, more intense. The music was sub

cts screamed a

she saw

He leaned back in his chair, fingers resting against his whiskey gla

a's posture as she waved to a man sitti

Jenny was already walking over, leav

sessing. He said nothing, but the intensity

inned. "This is

"Yeah! Alina,

le, ignoring the way Damo

ard the empty seat

ted. "I shou

it

didn't come

e from

was smooth, lo

thrummed through her. She wasn't

d forward, his voice calm yet laced

't belon

ach twisted.

rkened. "Yo

fended, but there was something about the wa

ving," she murm

ke a step, "a hand

Damo

rc

ned. "Stay a while," Marcus murmur

rm, but he held

ed. "Don't b

in the roo

d, distant. The next, "he wa

s lethal. "L

d argue. But then Damon's "cold, merciless gaze" locke

immediately, mut

was already looking at Alina a

he said

e, she l

ned and walked away, her hear

ill feel his

erstand, "she knew this wasn't t

into a world she wa

amon

to let her walk