his hands on me, I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. That an

s. I lain in bed and stared at the ceil

the m

ckwood Enterprises,

desk, she raised an ey

mile. "Yeah.

say one more thing but before s

black cutaway, his brazenness palpab

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ran down

n't a

e, and the door cli

ed on the desk, arms crossed; it was

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was he wat

ed. "I do

dn't waver.

ated. "

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in his eyes? Wasn't just anger.

have told

hat–sorry, what sho

ed slightly.

shook my head. "You don't unders

her d

etween us

ious. Dead

heart pounding. "Th

ed in his jaw

, but before I cou

topping in my throat w

, honey? "Maybe next

mach d

snatched the phone from my hands. His b

th

ing sn

ly. Controlled.

n phone and di

at.

nd

said before

hiv

't just been wa

reparing

ure if I was g

nds clutched my phone tight, his face stony b

s fur

ously

am

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ked. "

t going ho

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ena, he's watching you. He knows where you live.

my arms. "And just what

coming w

ds gave m

his penthouse: dark, sl

fought the all

n. "I can take

rkened. "No

etween us

ertainty that fluff padded his voice

ew lens, he wasn't just lurking in the

always warnings befo

efore leaning in closer. "Elena," he said

art t

rder, the way he said it.

sky, irrespon

d have

have wa

ad I said

gaze, and he nodded once. "Good. I'll h

ead. "I'll d

aw quivered, but

d. I couldn't hear much of the exchange, just a few

came back to me. "We

g for air, trying to com

was bringing me

e wors

f I was heading

ght into

Damian's penthouse,

kseat, my hands taut in my lap. His being hea

r of u

t it. The

. Uns

is pulled at th

s the door and Damon steps out. His g

le

n't a

and foll

pped into the pe

old. St

inimalist space through the floor-to-c

of power

ike it

d threw it over the couch. "Yes you

ed. "For

ned. "Until I

d in me. "That's

ine - focused, unblinking.

eeling of my s

posed to

nt to res

se, his scent wrapping me

ll me how to live my

wily and shadow

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ing, dangerous p

have step

stood my gr

d

hone

ed the top of his head

le

pped moving

ng streaked ac

pa

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nd

all e

of si

nd, caught my glance;

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ly. "Nathan's i

art s

and pulled me to the

on't open it for

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his

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before I c

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