gh the haze of muffled music and tequila

t already?" Isa complained, sliding off his

a pole at the corner and a table with two glasse

nd grasped the

ant," he growled,his hand lazily tracing Isa's

ing at the VIP lounge," Nick tol

ed in the least. Isa curled over him

Julian growled, already half-absent,

sa touched his face, lo

listlessly, drawing her back a

ugh she were already his - one moving over her leg, the

against his jaw. He moved his head, his lips tracing over her throat

eminding her that he was master. She looked for gentleness in h

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d at the door, then his phone, then ba

the one stuck dealin

ulian's num

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phone had interrupt

rom him, a playful

ng Mister" She winked at h

ndred-dollar notes. "Keep the ch

u want,you know" she pur

" Julian replied curtly.

back at her, he

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irs now only a faraway throb. The dim lighting reflected off the crystal decanter on the ta

caster's wife passed. I think the daughte

n stepped in. "Didn't think we'd see you before sunris

an shot Nick a sharp look as he

. "Yeah, sure. I tol

sh said, handing Juli

lied, taking it with

ian barely heard. He sipped his cocktail sl

ghter of a grieving tycoon. Gorgeous, by Nick's account. Intelligent, by

mming the rim of his glass. He could not help but wonder what she looked l

ticular, she wa

them down - even Matteo Salvi," Rick, the four

ent-until that name. His glass pa

I think my friend Julian he

His voice was level-carefully so. But the smirk tugging at h

their grins spreading like they'd ju

e shift, glanced

egan, dragging the

game," Julian cut in, s

ed in," Josh countered, eyebrow

yes. Something about

ed?" Josh tease

ry chuckle. "Fi

y Heather Lancaster

ef-but thick. Julian didn't flinc

s his face as he reached for his

mured, swirling the dr

glass in one