My Precious Angel Turned Out To Be Deadlier Than Sin

figure inside the gilded cage-not merely a woman, but a you

n at all, Preston had no choice

already climbed to a st

his breath. "This is insane. The bid's gone through the roof.

ess confidence, he barked out the next numb

he earlier fervor thinning as wall

his seat, convinced no one would dare challenge him for the fr

man's leering posture, the contempt sharp and undisguised. With

hot to his feet, lifting the b

h, Charlie cut in, his voice low, steady, an

disbelief flooded his face. Had Charlie lost his mind? Was he real

ring the previous price irrelevant. A stunned hush swe

d made even the wealthiest bidders h

igure hidden inside the mysterious private room. Who was this man, tossing ou

splays of wealth-hesitated, momentarily st

e billion dollars, twice. One

d, ending the frenzy wi

ing one hundred milliliters of blood from the virgin blood slav

, "We'll begin the extraction immediately, a

ai

cut through the room, snappin

in an impeccably fitted luxury suit and a black mask. Only his

sure rolling off him was suffocating, the unmistakable

tening with barely restrained fury-it was this man who had

f thick, seaweed-like hair spilling over her shoulders to

meet Charlie's as he drew closer, his expression care

t and harmless on the surface, yet there was an unguarded, dangerous

Adam's apple jerking b

ith her, his presence suddenly intimate rather than imposing. With a lazy curl of his finger, he

sistance, crawling forward and slipping her left hand th

compliance carried a

e didn't dare close his fingers around it, afraid that even t

se; faced with something this pretty and breakable,

ll that?" He directed the question at the host, ye

rinks it, the toxin is neutralized. If the wounded drink it, their injuries heal. If someone on the brink of death

ain, a spark of interest f

ared with steady voice.

anyone could react, he moved with ruthless precision, the bla

wrist, the vivid contrast shockingly

to dodge; the cut

ming before her, terror surging as she

perimentation had sharpened her body to a cruel edge, every nerve trained to respond too keenly. To her, any stimulus-ago

m the man before her, yet Charlie hel

his mask, and bent toward her wrist. His tongue traced the wound

h surged through his frame, soothing the fain

sually swiping the crimson from his lips, arrogance and cruelty curling

er any doubt-the