ved open. Two people walked in, their lo

He wore a sharp, expensive suit, looking every bit the ju

ormer roommate. She was draped in the latest Chanel couture,

o Kassie. He noticed her faded sweater and cheap canv

yah Alford tow

gh her stomach. She instinctively shrank back against the leath

topping right next to their table. "Kassie M

"She probably begged, Liam. You know how she is." She looked down at Kassi

st broke the skin. The humiliation burned hot in her ches

mocking sound. "A meeting? What, is the Brooklyn fre

room. "I'm making Senior Analyst next month, Kassie. Real deals.

gagement ring caught the light. "We're getting married," Janiyah Alford gloated. "Honestly, Kassie, I should than

like she was trash. "Her salary couldn't even buy your purse. She's drowning in st

vision went red. She shoved her hands against th

balance, her ankle twisting sharply. She stumbled backward, b

r hit th

and clamped firml

the shadows of the high-backed b

ssive, terrifying shadow over Liam. The sheer physical do

rarchy of power hit him like a physical blow. He insti

ok in his god-like bone structure, the custom suit, and the aur

f his chest back out. "Who the hel

t, pulling her flush against his solid chest. With his free hand, he reached u

ocked onto Liam. He looked at the junior analyst the

y above a whisper, but it carried a lethal, freezin

"I work for one of the biggest investment bank

ulled Kassie tighter against his side an