d by a slow, unfamiliar heat that seeped into h

om her lashes, slipping back into the role of a flawless gentleman as he murmured

small fortune and wrapped it carefully around her wound, his movem

is way forward, his presence crashing

o his flushed face, and the ferocity in his eyes

fascination crackling through the room as

ut he never got the chance to speak before the bal

n fixed his sneer on Charlie and jeered, "Look at yo

, sharp and merciless, rolling ove

e old money-and still can

pathetic little dick of his. Bet it

ntment. They're useless when it actually c

illion like that-he's probably desperate

is shoulders and flexing as he loomed toward Charlie. "Don't test my patience,"

cision, he focused on the woman in front of him, fingers st

erence cut deeper than

e realized he was being ignored, and he lunged forwar

e attack all along-his hand snapped out, locking around the incoming punch and wrenching it a

was launched off the stage, crashing to the gro

ht, a shoe came down hard on his fa

eat bursting across his skin as hi

ence, his tone stripped of warmth. "Did you really th

s as he spat through clenched tee

foot and brought it down with brutal precision between

auction hall, and moments later, the bald man co

nscious body, a thin, glacial sneer curving his

less the striking man truly was. Whether the rumors about his impotence were true or not no longer matt

ve presence back in, restoring the polished,

staring straight at him, unflinching, he

inating lit

yet they couldn't hide the elegant length of

ers catching her cheek in a light pinch while his tone d

ny didn't sound like a loss, especially given his looks. And if the rumor

ipping her chin in a qu

harlie unlatched the golden cage, bent d

t cinematic contrast-her lush, heavy hair spilling over t

ely against the curve of her hips. Mouth brushing her ear, he murmured with a teasing, una

racticed charmer, yet his movements remaine

e was both impeccably refined and quietly warped, e