ow's

ulling my hand away again but he had a f

ven sure I

ce was low. "I w

d against his chest. He felt warm, his muscles te

l person would immediately snatch th

y, and it kept screaming at me, telling me tha

this point-I liked t

r. "You say you know everything about your employees, but no boss would be that

mehow, you know that I have a sister, an

peak. Didn'

kept

ll, unsure circles on his chest. I w

tened everything. My fear, m

lar of his shirt. Black ink, sharp lines that were connected-mayb

ed to

anted to

made his eyes darken, his muscles tense. Lik

ante

e looked at me like

what you want

ith an edge. Commanding, sort of. I had a feeling that if

, deciding to answer honestly. "N

d no idea why, but somewhere in the middle

ted h

Not because he was rich. Not e

t time in my life, someo

o Jun

m

tic.

sigh. "I don't know why I'm being

d on mine. "Bu

how righ

Alaric." I let out a bitter laugh, feeling my emotions ov

as telling him, but I

rs and I hadn't even realized it. I was so

front of this stranger, but the momen

was deep and raspy as he spok

oo. Sure as hel

I br

ying into his chest, fists clutching the fabric of his shirt, bod

nd down my spine in slo

e word," he

my tears with the ba

ard against my ribcage as he pushed a few strays behind m

ght mu

'll help you get th

ed at him in confusion. "Who says I want r

u can't deny it, Meadow. You want revenge. Against Tyler. Against

kward. Not because I didn't want him near

l and Alaric was leaning into me, his ha

ably sexy. And every single word tha

han da

had ruined my life way before tonight, and now,

you want

his tongue darted out to wet his

d break you," he said. "And you touch

ouldn't breathe. "I don't feel, Meadow," his warm breath fan

and I let out a gasp. But he

s. Even though I ha

Revenge. Power. A new name. One that they can't touch.

owhere to go. No escape. 'Yes,' I w

tentionally slow, and they knocke

rry

scrambled for a resp

his head

rom me, and I cou

. you don't know me. We

adow," he said, his jaw ticki

ngs once again. "A

make them pay," he said. "All of them.

d again, even though I

was so low, so deep. Almos

and warmth pooled at the b

he warmth

s the weight of everything came down on me. I didn't even rea

ng my hand to his chest again, but this time

ispered hoarsely, his nost

alk myself o

ally

e, there was only on

niper felt with Tyler wh

th, eyes firmly on Alar

to take my