the rain soaking through her thin coa

Plaza Hotel. The car merged into traff

ssed the main desk and used her private,

se into the room, gave a polite bow,

and hung the "Do Not Dis

apsed face-first onto the massive, soft

hot, pulsing pain. She closed her eyes, qui

passed when a violent, rapid pou

" a hotel manager pleaded. The electronic lock beeped sharply. The door was shoved open, and Carter Finley stormed i

ness of the rain and a suffo

ess, her hands instinctively

ed off the high ce

emanded to know what the hell

ugh. She pointed a shaking finger

d been suppressing all night. He cro

, his grip bruising

ress, his large frame casting a dark

le smell of hospital sanitizer clung to his

raping hard across the back of Carter

ering trauma of the crash suddenly triggered

body trembling uncontrollably as

whispered, her voice brok

muscles in his back went rig

s vanished. A flash of deep confus

g hand, his fingers moving towar

ush her skin, the sharp, customized rin

ringtone he had assi

ed tight, the muscle ticking under his skin. He

receiver, promising her he would be right back

es in the pitch-black room, hot tears slidi