aid, as the ci

hy the man who owned the ballroom was taking a waitress to his hotel.

e and acted as if they weren't letting their eyes wander down to my dress. Cassian did not fail to show the same

ows looking down over the city. A bed that was bigger than my room rested on

mach then reminded me that my last meal was sometime the day before. I

ring beneath the towel now covering Cassian's chest. The attendant had a split-second

and let the trolley roll behind

lish. "Feed the wolf, don't let it starve,

With every bite I toyed with the thought, would he find me as beautiful as

d away. I did not com

bathroom. "Shower

ache I had kept hidden behind a strong, brave front since I placed the key on Liam's table. I had just begun what I feared would be a long journey but already felt I had l

you fe

was now worried about his concern. "Why do you c

t I was left to figure it out myself,

was never going to say he cared, that this would have an effect on him. He wa

e cl

positioned me between his knees. He cupped my hips, and

t you to feel how it's like to be cared for." He'

m's words were always accompanied by an expiration date, a withdrawal clause, and the subtle, fear-inducing sugges

and I chased the sting a

hing unstoppable and deeper, as he pulled me into him w

d would be tomorrow's burden. He gave incarnate to the things I fel

his hand through my hair as I nestled into his che

er" I

dozed off to the pulse of his hea

window. Cassian still slept next to me with his arm resting w

twisted inside me. Fear, Want, the desir

him to wake up, but I als

ream newspapers left by guests or housekeeping. I wrapped the bedsheet around

news about state politics. Then there

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next to me just hours ago. They both had a sheen of professionalism and certainty about them,

ds wen

r with that one photo with that one woman w

was

lway was bright. The elevator took way too long. When I finally made it

an that was not mine, and the e

and I put my arms around my suitcase and got comfortable in t

ve gotten back into it, and that would h