ow's

handsome in a way t

od looking men in my

r that was slightly messy as though he'd been running his hand thr

neath the dim lights, but they appeared dark, gaz

ghtly crooked nose,

ocusing on th

name-like he knew me. And I had never met h

against the wall, tryi

ow you?"

cool as he leaned in just a bit close

t y

to keep my voice steady, but there

int to know wha

s I even here? And why didn't I feel disgusted tha

feel like Alaric had

om me?" A shiver rac

ly. Instead, he narrowed his e

to my chest aga

my protruding nipples, or the words th

that cou

"My eyes are up here

nd said, "I've already seen your eyes, Meadow." His voice was

s stranger? Why wasn't I running away from

rded. Full of hurt. I want

ed, but no so

ther back into the wall. "I've heard about yo

ss, I presume?

k, then pick

. "And how do you know

m me, and I let out

suit jacket, and my eyes fo

ok it off, the top three buttons of his shirt undone, drawing my e

erything about my employees," he said c

ke he was waiting for me to put

f in his scent, but I wasn't g

you want

. "I want you to put on that ja

ing me," I lied. "What the

continue this lovely conversation."

said, shoving my arms angrily through th

t, looking bac

. I let out a gasp, my back hitting t

eyes had darkened, his expression raw as they dropped to my mouth. "Th

I here with you then? And why are you look

in his pockets. "If I wanted t

made me feel sa

ords caused heat to p

them to

artender gave me tonight. Either that, or so

e of the tables to grab a bottle of bourb

take that as

out. "You walk out that door, and you'd have ruined the bes

snapped again, without

your sister?" he asked smooth

him. He stood by the table, glass in his hand

cked. "How do you know that?

now everything ab

I'm some kind of prize? Sending your creepy bodyguard to come fetch me? Calling me by my f

at do you mean by getting back at Tyler?

g, Meadow," he cut me off. "And I

an was

y, utterl

. Coming from the guy who was

at was... unfortunate timing." His voice didn

red. "You wanted me to walk in here and see it." I g

definitely the

did it sound like I w

I looking

get out

knees wobbled, so I held onto the ne

hard surface was Ala

his bare chest, and the sec

dy tensed ben

hand froze half

ed, and then, slowly rose to meet mine. And what I

ath hitched enough to mak

pulled my

ssion on his face made me wan

placing it back on his ches

e, his voice was

tur

m the bottom

adow," he said. "I