E

hroat, the hard slurping so

. I could utter none. Not with Annette

to my feet and began heading to the bathr

are you

To change.

e here," he sa

d wide. "In f

s chest and a faint smirk tugged at his lips. "We showered

r like it meant nothing. Clothes flying off without a thought. A care. Damien was smaller then-smal

as someth

shoulders taking up the space, tall enough that I h

he turn into someone so dominative, and commanding? Someone w

hen I turned ten." I was bold enough to cock my hips. "B

o charming. My inside twisted-it wasn't ug

tever y

ed the shirt and yanked it over my head and my han

oulders, tracing my collarbone. His eyes journeyed lower, past the short hem of the dress

er my skin and my breat

nal reaction, A smile buil

ood

rolled off his tongue.

s around my stomach. "I

I was exposed. Stepping outside and walkin

ck brow

closed the space between us, I held my breath. But somehow

inches away from my face. His breath ghosted ag

le, not a frown. "Do you

st tig

g his hand back into his pock

and followed

***

avily uncomfortable. The car came to

y skin. I pulled at the hem of the gown. I needed i

my hand around me, trying to form a b

rs-Damien's coat. The scent of him wrapped itse

idn't even look at me, he jus

. The air was thick with the neon lights th

ing into others. For a moment I lost him and uneasiness settled in my stomach

d through the fabric of his coat and settled in my sk

be feeling

the crowded space, leading down a hallway, the

we entered inside. When the door clicked shut

lack walls. And at the center was a

ed at my side. When he had said I would work, I had thou

ting shadows across his sharp features. His greys appear

ien ordered, stretchin

clamming by my side and my

n's voice dropped-low and cold-spiki

e. I could feel his gaze on me, the i

one that highlighted every feature on my face-every

ed on me like they had begun stripping m

t the air, h

mach d