nna

r of my safehouse bathroom, sti

rced the silence. There was only one person in the world w

ey were out of sight, using some fabricated emergency as an e

wn the hallway before Julian's imposi

the counter. The scent of rain, expensive whiskey, and the lingerin

nd clamping around my arm as

in the dark like a st

er possessiveness felt like a suff

freezing cold tiles of the wal

away, letting his lips hit th

" I whi

in, forcing my gaze up to meet his. His

cade," he warned, his voice dangerously low

hed my thigh in the compound," I

ractured. You told me no one co

led. He pressed his body flush aga

ou die. That rul

ushed my palms against his chest, bu

them call me a whore. Y

ng back to run a frustrated ha

ertà," he s

mission will not respect a Don who sh

Valentina,"

Julian's ear jumped, and the cade

brings power. I have to train her tomorrow to p

ed, taking a desper

aundering operations. Let me prove I have

cruel, mocking smile touch

a. You lack the constitution for this fa

dingly patting my cheek a

after the bloodline is s

oom. A moment later, the heavy thud of the front

, staring blankly at my pal

oftness that

ound and bitt

h: Julian looked down on me just as