ugh the floor-to-ceiling windows.
ounded with a vicious, throbbing ache, like a mass
d her eye
ssive bed with black
ke expensive cedar cologne and
ht train. The warehouse. Jerod's voice. The needle. The rain.
ly. The sheet fell
her breasts, her stomach-they were covered
hysical evidence of her complete lo
o get out
nk into the thick wool rug. She stood up, her legs trembl
ir was a tangled mess. Her makeup was smear
e scrubbed her skin until it was bright red. She tried to wash away the smell of the
the shower, she walked
own was gone. It was stuffed i
t of the bed was a crisp,
put it on. She buttoned it up to her collarbone.
fted her chin, and walked
m was flooded
d a black dress shirt. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealin
t his posture radiated
footsteps. He
d his gaze from her wet hair, down the oversized shirt, to
She crossed her arms over her chest,
opposite side of
it lay a checkbook and a Montblanc pen, identical to her own brands. She o
down. He crossed his arms and watched her. He looke
e pen pressed against the bruised, half-healed skin of her
t and slid it across th
as cold and professional. "That should cover the damage
at the pie
augh rumbled
his long fingers. He
in the eyes and rip
eyes w
utter down onto the
leaned forward, closing the distance betwee
t the one thing Bell Farrell does
opped br
Far
ss CEO of Farrell Enterprises. He was Jerod's biggest rival. He wa
pine hit the cold stainless
t?" Falon asked.
land. He moved with the s
e. He placed one hand on the frid
s warm breath brus
ed, his tone dripping with dark promise, "you w
ation and rage explo
d swung it hard, aimin
linch. He caught he
back. He pulled her forward until her
d and bit down gen
mured against her skin. "You were not acting so pur
brutal, precise s
ith hot tears. Her bo
g. He saw the tears
sed his dark features.
and stepped back. His face ret
picked up a sleek black shopping bag an
ut," Bell ordered. He
g, spun around, and ran into the guest bed
nst the wood, g
aved. He stared at his hand, the one that had held her, and clenched it into a fist, angry at himself for th
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