ke a pool of dark wine. It fit her curves perfectly. It was terrifying to realiz
asting long, dancing shadows against the mirrored walls. At the end of a long obsidian table sat Alexander. He had di
pulled out the heavy ve
, his voice echoing
lazed in honey, artisanal bread, and a decanter of deep red liquid. It was a jarring contrast t
ifting his gaze. His silver-gray eyes locked
nd I don't care about your rules. You said you burned my business to 'libe
u think you were free out there? Working eighteen hours a day to pay off debts for a supply chain that was rigged against you from thglass and blood,"
edly, a dark smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. "You have a spine, Elena. Most pe
He pushed one toward her. "Drink. It is an iron-for
it. "Tell me about Malta. You said you were paying a debt. If you wanted to help
ould have used it to expand your hub. You would have stayed in that city. Y
at are you talking about?
investors' the men who lent you the capital to start JustDirect were using your trucks to move illicit cargo. When you started auditing th
logs. She remembered the way her foreman had looked at her when she asked about
saved me?" s
nder corrected coldly.
turning white. She could feel the heat radiating from his body. When he leaned down, his chest brushed against her b
ne side, exposing the pale skin of her neck. He traced
om the cartel, from the world
as her captor, a ruthless billionaire who had destroyed her life, yet his tou
my safety?" she whispered, br
arlobe. "Because you are the only good thing I have
ing her as quickly as it had come. He walked
shoulder. "Silas will escort you to you
he looked down at her glass of red tonic. She picked it up and drank
e pushed her chair back, her eye
, he wasn't alone. Walking beside him was the violet-eyed woman from the mirror. She
dge of the table to

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