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knob, and my spine stiffened as

orning light glinting off the hard, cor

ses, and walked barefoot across the floor toward me, his heavy cedar scen

hite, forcing my voice to stay steady. "Last night was just a drunke

tepped closer, his towering frame casti

rowing behind his glasses. "When you kissed m

twist the knob behind my back. "I need

lanted his palm against the door panel beside my

me and walk away whenever you please?" H

"I am engaged to Declan! If anyone finds out about this,

flash of pure murderous disgust f

deserve to touch the hem of

long finger, then lifted it to his nose and inhaled deeply. "And don

at his invasive gesture, and I slapp

ry ounce of oxygen out of the penthouse suite. As a rare Lycan-an apex immortal bloodlin

eight, and I sagged backward until my

he tiny red mole at the corner of my eye, his voice dropping

the primal urge in my bones to bow my head in submission

ps down the side of my neck until they rested

w and broadcast to Declan just how loudly his fiancée s

my palms. My trap for the engagement party was weeks away,

bile rising in my throat. "Fine. I agree to you

ached out to straighten my crooked collar. "Good

to freezing cold, scrubbing my skin until it turned ra

elivered business suit, I followed him in stony

dition armored Maybach himself, his polite postur

high pressing against my knee and radiating scor

d out at the city streets blurring past, trying a

s facade of Apex Essence headquarters, I reach

ack against the leather seat, his amber eyes locking

nic. "No! Declan could

is face. "Even better. Let hi

, jumped out onto the pavement in my heels, and hurried

epartment, I dropped into my chair and pulled up the prelim

lit up on the desk with

onth! Come try on dresses with me at the

een, the nauseating image of her naked body t

sneer as I tapped a single

so much, I would hand-deliver a massive gift t

ro data drive, and copied last night's hotel video onto it un