slept t

I remembered the heat, his fingers inside me, his lips around my nipples; his teeth giving my nipples not so gentle bites that made me scream out in pain

ruggling to. I needed to focus on my son. I recalled the incident at the hotel, the way Liam's piercing blu

g. He meant it. A

reathing from the next room usually brought me comfor

nymore; he was here. And now that he kne

e world for my son. A life without Liam Sinclair in it

ged us into court? The thought sent a violent shudder t

ally. I needed to be smart about this. Liam had money, lawyers, and power

know him. He

that bond with e

*

I was running on c

ays, was a ra

syrup?" he asked, kicking his legs under the k

ruffled his curls. "O

e the feeling that something was about to go very wrong. Everything felt

y phon

fr

r called t

me on the screen,

Sin

ed the phone, staring at the n

roke through my shock. "

to be steady. "It's just work,

lway and took a deep b

ia

illed my ear-deep, calm,

that I liked the sound of my name in his mouth, how he

made something stir in me. S

say," I replied, tr

his tone laced with sarcasm.

ay calm. Ethan was just a few feet awa

to do this o

onight. Seven. I

"You think you can j

," he said. "Unless you want me sh

He wouldn't. Or w

ur, Liam. That

tonight,

ving me gripping the ph

, phone still in hand, my for

lking straight in

*

early and stepped out of the car he se

My long hair flowed down my shoulders in perfect golden curls. I hated how long I'd spent getting

, a glittering view of the city, and quiet music floati

's w

I had le

e booth at the back. My step

d into the booth

belonged in this world. The top button on his shirt was undone, and I willed myself not to look at the

me. My mind immediately went to the gutt

hroat suddenly dry. "I

ed as if he was about to smile, but h

le, forcing myself to breathe. Wh

just get thi

is gaze never leavin

but a part of me wanted to prete

ue eyes darkened. "Can't

am. You made

t want t

id." My vo

k. Everything we hadn't said in

ut him," he said s

t you didn't. And

that if he had known, he would've stayed-but not for me. Just for Ethan. I suddenl

more tha

into mine. "It

waiter brought two glasses

" Liam said. "I'm going

mach d

st show up an

Isabella. I

over. "Are you

a fact," he

oice right behind me, sha

his an interes

ed and