ugh the floor-to-ceiling windows.

ounded with a vicious, throbbing ache, like a mass

d her eye

ssive bed with black

ke expensive cedar cologne and

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her breasts, her stomach-they were covered

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o get out

nk into the thick wool rug. She stood up, her legs trembl

ir was a tangled mess. Her makeup was smear

e scrubbed her skin until it was bright red. She tried to wash away the smell of the

the shower, she walked

own was gone. It was stuffed i

t of the bed was a crisp,

put it on. She buttoned it up to her collarbone.

fted her chin, and walked

m was flooded

d a black dress shirt. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealin

t his posture radiated

footsteps. He

d his gaze from her wet hair, down the oversized shirt, to

She crossed her arms over her chest,

opposite side of

it lay a checkbook and a Montblanc pen, identical to her own brands. She o

down. He crossed his arms and watched her. He looke

e pen pressed against the bruised, half-healed skin of her

t and slid it across th

as cold and professional. "That should cover the damage

at the pie

augh rumbled

his long fingers. He

in the eyes and rip

eyes w

utter down onto the

leaned forward, closing the distance betwee

t the one thing Bell Farrell does

opped br

Far

ss CEO of Farrell Enterprises. He was Jerod's biggest rival. He wa

pine hit the cold stainless

t?" Falon asked.

land. He moved with the s

e. He placed one hand on the frid

s warm breath brus

ed, his tone dripping with dark promise, "you w

ation and rage explo

d swung it hard, aimin

linch. He caught he

back. He pulled her forward until her

d and bit down gen

mured against her skin. "You were not acting so pur

brutal, precise s

ith hot tears. Her bo

g. He saw the tears

sed his dark features.

and stepped back. His face ret

picked up a sleek black shopping bag an

ut," Bell ordered. He

g, spun around, and ran into the guest bed

nst the wood, g

aved. He stared at his hand, the one that had held her, and clenched it into a fist, angry at himself for th