e between them. He let her go, but his hand remained possessivel

ed to fa

s wrinkled, her hair a mess. "You think Grandfather will let you bring th

toward Blair, her bare feet silent on the rug. With every st

ier fear returning. She tried to shrink away, but

ooking down at Blair's contorted face wi

ching tactics, trying to appeal to the weak girl she thought she knew.

er of black ice in Aria's eyes. The image of the two of them, laughin

only Blair could hear. "Save the perfor

er contempt in her tone, stripped

r voice cracking. "Sleeping with the man

blur of motion, fast and precise. She put the full force of her body,

AC

in the cavernous bedroom. It was so loud that th

A few strands of her perfect blonde hair flew loose.

ded. A heavy,

g on Blair's pale cheek. She was stunned, h

He had not expected this level of viol

e. But in the depths of his dark eyes, a flicker of s

y pure, murderous fury. She spat a bit of blood onto the carpet. "You hit me," she wh

it from the impact. "Yes," she said, her voice cool and ev

ed to lunge again, but Jax's grip tig

, a strangled, airless gag tearing from her throat as she doubled over. Before Blair could re

er, "is for the last five years of my life that you spe

y terrified Blair. The anger drained from her face, replaced b

shaking as she appealed to the man behind Aria

gently took Aria's hand, the one still tangled in Blair's hair, and pulled it free. Then, he took a silk pock

en spare Bla

voice a lazy, dangerous drawl, "she can

d Blair's last hope. Julian's devotion to Aria was not just possessive; it w

gh her chest at his words. She turned h

His voice was cold again, the voice of a CEO, a comma

security. No one with the last name Carlisle is to be permitt

with panic as Jax began to drag her toward the door

were a sack of garbage. Her screams and threats echoed down the

was final

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