body tight. Her mind wouldn't stop replaying the evening - Adrian crashing her wedding, the way he had

ing wa

lf on control, Adrian Wolf

out his business, not really. But if his "something wrong"

-

a restless sleep, but she woke with a star

e faint, deliberate sound of Adria

was still dark; the digital clock

oing awake a

herself out of it, Clara slid out of bed. She crack

ridor, his broad shoulders tens

d quietly, her bare feet making n

ith dark shelves and floor-to-ceiling wind

reeping closer. She pressed herself agains

was low, but sh

e said, his tone like ice. "I don

drian's voice h

t of my company by the end of the week. If he lea

heart

e

lking abo

ped lower, but she

ny eyes on us a

inds out why

takes, L

er breath caug

marri

er's debt, because he wanted her. But now it sounded l

te to hear the rest, but the

oice stopp

arply on the other

tepping back, but

ing the doorway, his phone still in his hand,

-

ce low and unreadable. "W

e edge of her silk robe. "I... couldn'

her bare feet, then back to her

ide the door,"

rt skipped.

lie t

in his voice sent a

heard you talking. You said something about-a

change, but his eyes dark

ne of your

d me out of my own wedding, forced me into this-this arra

. The only sound was the faint hum

so close Clara had to tilt h

with steel. "Fine. I married you because you were

omach drop

you from that wedding wasn't just about saving your family. It was abou

So I'm just-what? A weapon? A p

t flinch. "A

nfully, a lump rising i

st slightly - but his face rema

itch, but she shoved th

back. "You ruined my life because you wanted

our life would've been ruined ei

e to make!" Clara snap

flexed, but h

ading back toward her ro

la

n't talk to me unless it's about my father's

mmed the doo

-

hing hard. Her chest felt tight, her

Adrian admit it out loud - that she had been nothi

bed, pulling the sheet

nt to think about the way his eyes had

olfe was far more dangerous than she'd imagined - not just because of his

d herself fo

-

an's

ow, staring out at the city lights. Hi

om earlier ech

s out the real rea

s jaw t

ing her had been about revenge at first, about

ng else, something Cl

uld destroy her i

glass down wi

her out of this, no m

tonight, hurt, betrayed - gnawed

e told himself. She's

life, Adrian Wolfe wasn't su

e to the sound of her phone

. A message from an unknown

u to save your father? Ask him what happened

p, her hear

? What a

essage, unease curl

s hiding, it was b

sure she wanted t