on

t. S

ing. My head pounded like a drum, and the unfamiliar she

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his mouth, the way he'd growled against my skin. Hea

e hell d

hower was running behind the bathroom door

escape before he saw me. Befor

rded fantasy. My fingers fumbled with the zipper, my puls

e. A low, deliberate

h hitched, my pulse betraying me with a traitorous leap. There he stood-lean, powerful, his body still damp from the sho

felt my cl

s nothing but trouble wrapped in sinful, sun-kissed skin. But my gaze lingered, tracing the way his muscles

ammed into me, reckless an

demanding, igniting a fire I hadn't felt in years. It would be so easy to step forward, to let my finger

ittle I had left

know his name.

t the corner of his lips, as if he could read

was a low growl, rough like w

my body, wasn't listening. I swallowed hard

d, dark and know

with tension. The longer I stood there, the harder it

shot out, his fingers wrapping around my wrist, pulling me back un

ave?" His voice was rough,

efore I could stop it. I'm fuckin

iver straight through me. For a heartbeat, I almost gave in-almost let m

oom-her moans, his whispers-slammed into me like a knife to the ribs.

Not a

o end up broken. Without thinking, I dug into my purse, grabbed a fistful of cash, and

on me loosened in shock, a

his tone, his eyes darkening. "

, already backing toward the door.

before, but I didn't wait to respond. I couldn't. Because the truth? This man w

d after what Dustin did, I refu

ike a wake-up call. My hands shook as I pulled out

th. Then I he

el

red. "Remember the collaboration our family has

just hearing his breathing o

He fina

r. My chest heaved with each ragged breath, hours of suppressed anger finally finding its voice. The silence str

voice was careful, measured

ears. "Because that's exactly what I am, Dad. I caught him with my so-called friend in our bathroom, at our

h told me everything I needed to

emanded, my voice cracking des