m P

s resi

command should have flattened her. Seeing her stand there, pale

f growled. *She smells like nothin

in my ear, her voice dripping with poison. "She

obody disrespect me here. Not when I was trying

disturbing the peace. She is mentally

, shaking off the residual eff

nt in her eyes. "Don't throw her out yet.

ew drops on the floo

ants to stay in the hotel, let her work for it. That's all

a classic power play. Establish domina

s. "Clean it up, Elena. And may

urprised by her strength. She backed away, c

nd I'm not your enemy. I'm jus

ng in. He wanted to look competent before the Alp

moved to

nd herself, the light from the ch

ath hi

ized tha

nd stupidly in love, I had bought a large moonstone geode for her.

ise. A promise I broke when

till

t. After all the insults, after the rejection, after five

hand to stop

voice softer, lac

t her. She was thinner, tired, but

mirk touching my lips. "Th

ed confuse

ning posture next to me. "You came here to find me, didn't you?

Why else would she be here? Why els

sional," Elena sai

"Maybe... if you beg properly... I can find a place for you in

us offer. A mag

atitude. I expected he

me with a look of pur

etly, "is for my son. It h