tal tumbler. She grabbed the half-empty glass of spiked ch

s. The liquids merge

ronic loc

ad loll back against the cushions. She forced her breathing to tur

r pushe

around the room. When his eyes landed on Christabel spraw

ary, but the sight of Christabel's flushed

ver and sto

n mocked. He reached

throat. She turned her hea

. Her hand trembled as she lifte

er voice was perfectly hoarse.

of absolute terr

s a pathetic bug. He wanted to show off his

m her trembling fingers a

n coughed violently. He raised his arm to s

his hand, a massive wa

fast. Faster t

d backward, his eyes widening in shock. H

r vanished from

completely dead. She stared at hi

am for help. His throat was com

ed onto the thick carpet, un

walked ov

ve the pointed tip of her s

a muffled, ag

ity. She crouched down next to him.

ed the lapels of his expensive suit jacket and yanked it off his s

for his le

echoed thro

ng room to the master bedroo

tepped out o

ntly realizing someone had dared to drug his drink. He had been standing in the dark, preparing to ruthlessly dispo

grew heavy. He stood there, his dark, bottomless eyes starin

eight of his stare. S

met Gle

ped beating fo

ontgomery. The ruthless, blood-thirsty hea

Her brain spun, trying to find an

chose that exact moment to

he swayed dangerously

But he stopped himself just as quickly. His eyes

e hard. The sharp pain and the tast

e. She couldn't expos

kept her eyes glued to the floor, avoiding his g

ld cedarwood hit her nose. It mixed with the burni

d his body slightly, watching her with cold calculatio

wly dropped

re, half-naked

lenwood's mouth. He pulled his phone from

and devoid of emotion. "And tip off every major media outl

garage, Christabel bur

or open and collapsed into the driver's seat. Her han

ne roare

e gas. The car shot out of the ga

d the red taillights of her car disappear into the city. A dark, amused smile touched his lips. He reached into his pocket

e had ju