ven brush the door handle, Nathan yanked her into his arms. With a shar

foolish. I don't want your fare now!" Roselyn stamm

t little composure he still had, Nathan slid a gold ban

hed like a cruel reminder-her grandfather lying in the ICU, the ho

ith a face so refined it looked sculpted-easily

tained. Roselyn's soft body pressed against him, fe

er first encounter left her with no

gently under the silver glow of the moon,

ieved he'd finished, he surged forward again, r

't even scream. Her throat had

ep, she vaguely heard him on the pho

ng in through the cracked

hispered, the wor

d her with brutal clarity just how unreal the night

embered the card. She shot upr

d lay beside a note that r

rocess the reality of spending the night with a stra

ough the silence. It was the ho

ent her feet hit the ground, a jolt of pain to

ing with every step. She snapped on her seatbelt, tossed her phone onto the das

gainst her since the momen

ncountered some

e night, slipped into fresh clothes, and heade

soon as she swiped the gold card Nathan had given her, the bank quickly alerted certain perso

lding, a commotion ahead grabbed her attention. Three luxury cars were parked neatly in front, their

ntended to pass by the vehicles an

, approached Roselyn with calm, respectful comp

ed, then no

iss White. Please, come with us," Sebastian

n meeting him. But Sebastian, already anticipating her refusal, held ou

l have to report you for theft. And if you're charged, well, it could be a long t

nation. Her freedom-and her gr

er memory. Her chest burned