ths of Julian's dark eyes. The air bet

a strange, uncharacteristic c

o steady her. "Stop maki

e fuse. It was the exact same tone Eldon used when he wanted her to stop q

ff me!" she hissed, tryi

wasn't painful, but it wa

glass sloshed over the rim, landing o

the air around them had turned freezing. The curiosity that had

completely swept up in the s

tailored suits, and your Wall Street bullshit. You think you own the whole wo

ndry list of sins-sins she pinned on him, on Eldon,

always working 'overtime.' And the passenger seat of yo

d, sweeping accusations. And t

of amusement. This woman-this beautiful, broken, furious creature-was more alive than an

smile touched the

's say you're right. Let's say I'm a liar and

freeze completely. Her alcohol-fogged brain stalled, struggling to process

ing to bring his

s the glint in his eyes and t

laughin

ard on her lower lip, a childhood habit she fell back on

g the way her teeth sank into the soft fle

each for her tequila. She grabbed the glass

she threw its content

in a shocking, icy splash. A small group of bystanders who h

liberately reached into his breast pocket

spot on his shirt, his move

onto Aubree's again, no longe

f a wolf that had ju