Sheltered By The Coldhearted Billionaire Boss

the wall of freezing rain just outsi

g a wave of muddy water crashing against

e instantly deployed a massive black umbre

s movements were sharp and practiced as he p

the deep puddle. Ice-cold water splashed against t

e cut through the sheet of rain, scanning th

e black sky. For a fraction of a second, the

e mud, pressed against the base of the

the rain soaking into his expensive wool over

gainst the thick mud with every step he took.

flinched hard. Her shoulders jerked up to her ea

from her. He stood tall, looking do

ly bent one knee, lowering himself into the mud until

in a black leather glove. His fin

ed her

Javier's dark, temperatureless stare. The

ordered. His voice was a low, heavy rumble tha

flying up to push him away. Her muddy fingers swiped a

didn't let go. Instead, his leather-cl

letely devoid of pity. "You get in my car, or you st

ention of the foster system made her pupils d

ing sound scraped up her throat as s

His eyes dropped to her pa

hard the skin broke, and a drop of warm b

sound was barely human, torn f

r's eyes. The rigid tension in his ja

lid his arms under her freezing, mud-soaked

the earth. Her hands instinctively flew up, her

chest. He walked with steady, even

pulled the rear

posited Ella onto the d

he opposite side. He opened the door and slid into the seat

was instantly cut off. The blast of hot air from the vents h

Javier

the SUV pulled away fro