in her chest. "Let's end this

A short, s

one dark eyebrow arching i

rike, but to capture her delicate chin. His thumb brushed against her lower lip, pressing into the soft, red fl

wasn't what she meant at all! But his thumb continued its slow, wicked caress over her l

med glasses like a sterile spinster. But up close, the illusion shattered. Her face was impossibly small, her skin flawless. Beneath the awful frames, her features were arresting-delica

as so insulting,

d of playing, Heathcliff. This

rs tightened around her jaw, sliding do

ike of unwanted desire. He shoved her backward until her back hit the cold bedroom wall. He trapped her th

h hot. "Don't forget, the Kowalski family still needs Ste

uished the last spark insi

said, her voice flat. "And y

His free hand grabbed her chin again, the

aid, his voice dangerously soft.

ed through Ada. She channeled all the pain, all th

r hand s

ck echoed o

rint of her hand bloomed on his cheek. In three years, she had never so mu

da shoved him hard in the

breathing heavily

her voice shaking but lace

face her. His gray eyes were flat, cold

"You've finally mana

r eyes travel down his body i

r voice laced with a contempt so profound it was absol

o

ce than the slap. It was a direct assault o

ed in a brief, u

he laughed. The sound held no

word with chilling precision. "You will pa