Owned By The Enemy

never felt

crying silently as Dominic pressed a kiss against her tear-soaked cheek and promi

somethi

alculated.

heart was not. It beat like a drum in her chest, as if trying to

fingers, dark eyes fixed on her like he could

he said. His voice wasn't acc

ls and walking toward the bar in the corner. She poured herself a

eel something t

nd her. His reflection appeared in the mirror behind the

ll I am to you, isn't it? A part

t silence wrapped around her like silk

Is that what you

arms to steady herself. "Don't preten

erate. "You think I would go through

feel. You calculate. You build empires, you destroy enemies, and you use

passed betwee

as low, but it vibrated throu

ne-woodsy and dark, like a forest at nightfall. His hand l

said softly. "You're the

eath c

between them shifted. No mor

t h

ngerous. And v

this," she

urmured, eyes never leaving he

that he

at part of her wanted

inic turned a

sening the last button of his shirt. "Or take the guest roo

ared a

I'd ever as

enly. "I think you

*

through the curtains. She didn't know why she chose this room. Maybe because it still sme

she

f the twisted, magnet

he reached behind her to unzip the crimson dress. It fell in a p

rable in ways she did

om door cr

. Wet hair. Towel slung low on his hips. And eyes t

of the

th heat. And when he stepped toward

u," he said, voice hoarse. "But

er again-leaning forward, aching toward

look," she

't hel

and lethal, and yet-somehow-he looked at he

away. "You said th

's

what i

a slow

. Not until I know why you left me. Not until I

lammed into

ther step.

ld have run. But her body betrayed he

iced just a breath

" he said, "I want you to remember thi

hen-h

like

alone in the