id the next morning, her tone attempting to

on, his knees throbbin

. Her rationalizat

ow, Ethan. Ensure his

him to Julian' s whi

ace for her pr

od, Miss V

n days. Nine now. T

t began im

as dismissed. Ethan was n

brute named Pike, seemed to take particul

oes polished. And you, Cole

pressure on his bu

ds escalated in

s bedroom door in the freezing pre-d

for you, bodyguard

erged, shiverin

your negligence! You were suppose

performance for the a

ook at Julian,

Ethan. Mr. Astor' s

was cold,

an was summoned to

usehold staff

e Seraphina, a smu

ad the charge: "Negligence enda

was immediate.

Ethan' s arms, forcing hi

nto his back,

teeth, refusing

e of pain, he

th Julian, her arm

in her ear, and she smile

ck into the mansion, leav

an felt something ins

st lingering thread of i

seen in her as a child, th

e. He was a too

in in his heart, the one he' d carried for h

her, even befor