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watching it swing back before hitting it again with everything I had. Sweat was drippin

still couldn't get her out of my head. Every time I blinked, I remembered the way her skin

ss and angry, demanding to go back to the doc

t do anything t

y father stood near the doorway of the private training room, his

I said, wiping my forehead

lat and unyielding. "Get cleaned up and put on a suit. The Moretti family is u

, hiding the bloody skin on

e and get down to the main hall. You are the future leader of this syndicat

ked out, leaving

ake dinners, the politeness, and the endless talk about territory lines. But I had a job to do. I was three

ck suit, and forced myself to walk d

perfume. Servants were walking around with trays of drinks, and my f

ile, and she hurried over, her heels clicking against the floor. She looked pret

her arms around my neck and ki

rcing my voice to sound

ed like vanilla and sweet bakery items. It was a nice, clean scent, but my demon didn't care for

with bright eyes. "Can you believe it? We're actually setting the

patting her hand

my father called out, wav

an accessory. Dante Moretti smiled as I app

alse warmth. "You played a tough game on Tuesday. Shame about th

ing my tone polite. "We're fix

ow, we just need my eldest to join us so we can go over the financial

te toward the doorway, waiting for some old lawyer to walk t

stepped

ark hair pulled back into a neat style. She was holding a thick folder under

nte said, waving a hand toward her. "Sh

r head, the air in my lu

arm so fast that Chloe let out a soft gasp

Sharp, dark,

oss the hall. The sweet vanilla smell from Chloe was instantly wiped out. A

was

t my chest with so much force that I took a tiny step bac

A

nd the edges. My heart started hammering against my ribs, wild and out of control, as my da

tracks. Her eyes locked on

eks went pale, the way her grip on the fold

act that the room had just turned into a war zone. "Come

nt looked like it was taking all of her strength.

e to meet you, N

mooth voice that had whispered against my ear in the

aking my arm gently. "Are

eyes to stay blue when I could feel th

you, Bella,"

in the back. "Shake her hand,

fingers were trembling,

r in her dark eyes, before she lifted

itting my chest. A gasp broke from Bella's lips, and her fingers twitched, almost dropping the folder

truggle. She was staring at me with a mix of anger and

ed mate-and her younger sister w