Twisted Vows Of Desire

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ated argument that had turned i

,

ation. The night came back in flashes-his hands gripping my waist, his lips on

hell ha

d to le

ching for my dress on the floor. But before I

already,

n his side, propped up on one elbow, watching me like a predator amused by his prey

"Last night w

at's not what you were

ow much he affected me. I yanked my dress over my head,

d infuriating. "You keep tell

eave. I needed to get as far away

opened the door

g for me like a ghost from my w

Richard

ion rolling off him was suffocating. "Get d

g with powerful men had taught me how to school my expression, how

ack at Dominic

s gaze burnin

*

e hotel when I arrived. His expression was carved from s

n between a father and da

"Before you say anything, let me make one thing c

. "This isn't ab

tened. "Then wh

lding his hands toget

an down my spi

ine. "You're going to

I hit my head last night? Because I could've swo

one was flat.

o. Whatever political game you'r

have a choi

e was an edge to it that sen

you think I'm marrying him," I sn

en he pulled out a folder from his briefcase and slid

d before o

d, my entire

a headline that hadn't hit the media yet-b

IMPLICATED IN C

k. "Where did

tters is that Dominic Caldwell owns the media

a freight train. "You're usi

engagement announcement goes out to

h me like wildfire.

voice steel. "I built this legacy. I won'

t the marble floor. "This is insa

"If you don't, Elena, our family lo

at, he delivered

on-I loved my father. I'd spent my entire life proving that

walked away now, I'd

ic Caldwe

, he was standing at the

hing

it

y sur

curled in

rry Domini

ld never

d make him regret ever

*

re. By the time I arrived at Caldwell Enterpri

me. He was seated behind his massive mahogany desk, look

ted

tlessly he had de

he chair across

Why are you

expression unreada

. "You manipulated my fath

a," he said, his voice dropping to something dark and dangerous, "this is bigg

ingle finger along my jaw, s

he murmured, "is that I'm not s

t. "What are yo

but there was

and you'l