ate was dead silent. Only a few dim wa

t. She walked softly. She ran the qui

A thin line of light spilled out from undern

er lower back ached from bending over

wake for forty-eight hours straight.

ed his tie off completely. He pa

dn't breathe. He yanked the s

llway shifted. The sweet, clean scent

He only saw a slender back pu

tion cut his logic comple

nged at her back like a dy

n around in terror. Before she could see h

the cold wall. His arms locked a

cream. Brennen's hot, callous

. He inhaled the scent off her skin.

The explosive pain in his

ief. His hard muscles relaxed. He dropp

eight. She struggled wildly. She pus

ned instinctively. One of his hands slid down her wa

her silky skin confused him for a secon

thought her identity was going to

d his lips to

t night. Evelyn walked out, having heard the muffled commotion. She wore a sheer red lace lingerie set,

st the wall. Her eyes went wide. A p

e a bucket of ice water. H

down. He was holding the ugl

him at the same time. Brennen shove

to the cleaning cart. Her elbow slammed

aised her hand to slap Aracely. "You ch

ooked at his own shaking hands. He couldn't bel

into his study, and slammed th