rd into the woman beneath him-who was now glaring at me

when he looked like that. I

sick, heavy panic sitting in my chest. The woman beneath him

more... don't st

he kept saying it over and over like a prayer. But

e one he was

of cold water just to keep breathing. But even as I stood there frozen,

r. Maybe it was

led out of her in one rough motion, then released himself

go," he

didn't argue. She just pulled her underwear up

e walked away. But I didn't

you to com

m leaning against his desk, arms crossed over his chest, watching me

re a liar," I s

, amused. "And what

rier. "But he's not here. You used him. You trick

he slowly took off his suit jacket, already unbuttoned,

care. It didn't matter. Wh

wo buttons on his white shirt were undone, giving me a p

ere," h

dn't

now. But he didn't raise his voice. He pic

e same guy from earlier. I knew what Lucan

r it this time.

id?" Lucan a

ering. I knew it wasn't real. I

ied. "But he said he wants to talk to his s

art s

h

Lucan said. "S

re I could react, I heard the

o? Ne

. But Lucan pulled it back before I could

said, trying not

really my sister's

Lucan replied, grinning as he br

okay?" I asked q

said you were with your husband, that's why you couldn't cal

idn't sound hurt. That calme

not an

th wen

ed out. "He's...

at crooked smile stretche

ow that h

anything.

ll ended, Lucan ended it without a word and tossed his phone on the table. I knew I made a mistake. I quickly t

ice without permission," he said,

, trying to pull away, bu

u're going? And why ar

eepy. I was going

I talk to you, you look

y head up and met his eyes. His fingers were on my chin then,

ss

request. It

d to pay for it. I closed my

arkly. "I want you to see e

moved closer. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't reach his lips. He

id you not eat enough growing up? Or

s words, but I snapped

brother and I ended up with that heartless couple who didn't

n't f

bing my face and crus

sn't

warning.

him now. Whether