ria's

y, cold, and soaked in ancient fury. A chill climbed my spine, c

steel. It was the way he said my name. Like he'd be

ow do you know me? W

back...until Ronan's chest pressed against

nan murmured, voice

ill hiding behind bodyguards

er word, and I'll make sure y

Ronan Locke. Still possessive. Still delusio

. "What is

is grip like iron. "Victor

ke a shard of i

nd closed doors, in nightmares I couldn't fully remember.

isfaction. "She remembers. That

Ronan and stepped forward.

ng darker. "I want what was promised. An

nto the shadows. He didn't disappear, not like magic-

as g

h suddenly gone. The world tilted

e into his arms. His touch. His scent-crisp l

a

n't mean anyt

..

light painted the walls in silver... I sat stiffly at the edge of his bed, f

" I whispered. "No m

e's not just a man. He's part of your past. A past you were

ren't born Victoria Lennox. That name...this entir

d. "You

e in danger. You still are." My throat

ost dangerous dynasties in Europe. The Moreau family. You were their only daugh

Corporation. With Lucien. You were the price. A binding eng

he'd slapped me.

re... gifted, Victoria. Intellectually. Strategically. You were groomed from birth

breathe. "So wh

iscovered what they were doing. He led the mission to extra

y is he

orming. The deception slippin

illow. "I don't want any of t

re never normal. And that's not a

rembling. "Why do

a pawn to me. You're a person. You're

someone pounded on the door. Ronan was up in a second, tense

night." "She's not going

his move. The offshore accounts are being frozen. Securit

"No," Damien growled. "You've spent years trying to pro

than I expected. "Then tell

pire. The last member of the Obsidian Trust...a rogue alliance of private elites who ma

call the Cipher Mind. A rare neurological trait that allows you to pre

t I stayed standing.

just wanted to exploit it. That's why we stole

"But Lucien found you. A

fear didn't vanish, but it harden

"We fight." Ronan's eyes glin

...

ummed below as I lay next to Ronan, heart thudding, mind raci

t tired of feeling powerless." He brushed a strand of hair f

n know who I

art. You're dangerous. And you're w

t. "When I'm with you, I feel li

. The kiss was slow-achingly gentle, like a promise he couldn't qu

red, "don't let go." "Never.

doors expl

d by two men in black su

ming stolen property. "Time's up,

f me, fists clenched. "S

ute force? I've already bought your security firm. I

ou feel it too, don't you? The clarity