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amian's penthouse, s

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t Victor. About the warning. Ab

calm, but she

flicker of some

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k in the armor of the powerful, untouch

ctor-if even for a second-the

t mean for b

er head. Her mind was racing. Unan

r door pulled her

before answeri

d, and Damian

ual perfectly

controlled, com

and a loose-fitting shirt,

er seen him like this before. Less like a

asked, his voice

k her he

od, then crossed the room an

them. Not tense. Not uncom

th

most unexpe

trust me

n caught he

owly. "Do you

now, his dark eyes lock

wallowe

n his expression. Not

hing

ing pa

sure why that

ly, his gaze shifting to

rust me," he admitted. "Mo

ned. "Then

g that wasn't quite a smile.

art sk

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out loud made

lfe did not d

. "The Almighty Damian Wolfe"

ld have do

hat Damian was a man who never

she felt something

ing un

ing da

she wasn't sure if she

Although the latter thought

ow to process what

think I t

se they were laced with deception or man

le to his will. She had watched him negotiate billion-dollar deals

th

asn't

sn't a

who was letting

let somet

ad no idea wha

it a

on to

ad no

at the dimly lit skyline

r

e word, yet it carr

g she never expecte

been relieved.

hing else entirely-somethin

he asked

n't answer

d to be choosing h

h

on't need anyt

th caught in

cou

unded Damian Wolfe

nfluence

not

lth. She didn't melt under his

tly why he had le

asn't dealing with someone who was

her fingers. This wasn't how thi

n't wan

want to und

ecognize the loneliness hidden benea

he moment

she start

be the o

already been

rayed her as she

on softer than she had ever seen it. He was looking at her in a w

us. She had expected Damian to be ruthless, cold, or even distant towards

she was to be happy about this or run away from it becaus

wer over her life. He wasn't

just

on, had just admitted so

cracked open the do

sure if she wante

ut before it