ndra'

wasn't thinking straight any

dly letting myself drink it in. I knew I

shirt, deepening the kiss, biting his lower lip

barely registering his fingers slipping under my skirt to trac

the sensitive skin just below my

he whispered, his husky murmur p

r accepted. I pushed up on my

tion," I teased. "Or a

. My legs almost gave out. A low growl rumbled in his throat

r me, a man t

rovoke me," he said, his

desire- his lips on my neck, his hands where they shouldn't be,

**

able ringing drilli

and immediately s

the fuck were all

ther side. I opened my eyes again.

mmer pounded against my templ

ssed, clutch

he hell

ore in my life. I sprang up like a coiled spring, ign

irt that smelled of the intoxicating masculine cologne that had driven me crazy last

s time, Cassandra! Anothe

were folded and ironed on a small table-dry-cleaned, obviously. I didn't

ldn't even remember his face, just blurry flashes lead

hone, and ran out barefoot,

reached the elevator. I slumped to the flo

hell, ignoring the stares of the lobby staff. I hailed a cab a

**

hat the fuck had I done? Even if Sinclair was a cheati

r of the Sterling family, had hooked up with a

ead," I m

hrough the rearview mirror. I shut my

What if I got pregnant, or caug

dow, I spotted Aurelia waiting for me by the fr

she shot me a loo

ally shows up

ies came rushing back: my sister-my only sister-hooking up with my

oom and was instantly met with a wall of murderous glares. My parents, Aurelia, the cheating

t to break the silence

een, Cassandra An

full name.

her marched up and slapped me hard across the fac

the Von Duvall name,

already blooming

!!" my fat

, catching his mother b

ssie? You spend the night whoring around and

ly stunned. How the

said with a smirk, shoving her phone in my face to show me a short-vidio of a girl-clearly me-danci

ea

bubbled up my throa

er. "How funny, coming from my sister who spreads her

e fell over

rward and grabbed

Cassie. Today is our wed

at him, comple

while you were fuckin

o a suffocating silence. Hi

own reputation, now you want to drag me down w

hard to deal with her bullshit. I

t g

I yanked my hand

I spat. I turned and stormed up the sta

l forgive you if you just apologize!" he

ammed the door shut. He pushed it open a seco

hat I did wrong and we'll fix it. You know

like he was a co

wing my sister

eathered i

urelia? She's your sister

I grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the side tabl

amed, uncapping the bottle and dousin

ighter-the one he always carried with him-flicked it

t up in flame

as the rest of the

you, Cassandra?!"

bloodshot and wild. Sinclair

ding is