the floor-to-ceiling windows, stab

splitting pain radiati

nds against her eyes and forced

blinked against the light, her vision slowly clear

d-count Egyptian cotton she

ing a single pi

body. Fragmented memories slammed into

The backseat of the Maybach.

ing. She yanked the heavy duvet up to her ch

ulders, glaring physical evidence of how

ater suddenly echoed f

to her throat, beating so

the bed, her bare feet slapping against the

seam. A fragmented memory flashed-her own clumsy, drunken hands aggressively yanking at the stubborn zippe

ite men's dress shirt draped over the back of a leat

ed the middle of her thighs, and the fabric was sa

ter st

s door of the ba

hitting the cold edge

his hips. Droplets of water traced the hard, defined lines

ungover. He didn

s gaze raked over her, taking in his shirt hanging off

vocal cords tight. "Last night was... I

ed the distance between them

ocated her. Elenor pressed herself harder agai

slightly, his long fingers reaching up to brush as

Adam's apple was a violent

r hands flying to

sinking into that exact spot in the back o

. She wanted the floor to o

el that vibrated in the quiet room, "is going to

Elenor blurted out, her ha

rned his back to her, walked behind the ba

rom the counter and tossed it ont

e Financi

d: PORTER HOLDINGS POISED

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he text, the letters sw

tian

d-blooded acquisition

d from her face, lea

ian's eyes. They were completely devoid of