or of the Wilkinson estate. The wheels rattled loudly agains
end of the hall. She pushed it
The air smelled stale, like a room th
es buckled. She collapsed onto the edge of the
tly as the tears she had been holding back finally poured out.
wiped her wet cheeks with the back of her han
case. Her fingers brushed against a worn,
anding in front of his clinic. He was smilin
Her throat tightened. As long as the clinic
wedding dress. She finally yanked it down, stepping out of the heavy fabric.
blanket back and p
door made her jump. The
ribs. She walked to the door on bar
s a mask of dark fury. His chest rose and
ge hand shot out. His fingers clampe
sped, trying to p
e turned and yanked he
r balance. Her bare feet slapped against the fre
in her tracks. It was Judi Grimes, the head housekeeper. Her eyes w
s head, his eyes narrowing into lethal
udi," he warned, his voi
gaze to the floor and scurr
umiliation of being dragged like a misbehaving ch
to the master bedroom. He kicked the door open, dragged
rambled to sit up, rubbing her red, throbbing
second later, he walked out holding a sheer, blac
on," he
looked at the tiny straps and the plunging
of you," she snapped, clutc
n't flatter yourself. There is absolutely n
o her, crossing his
over her head. She stripped out of her pants and quickly slid the cold, sli
ered, wrapping her a
are shoulders. His gaze lingered there for exactly on
des. He reached out and pinched her chin between his
tion," Carlton said, his voice dropping to a harsh whisper. "You
e reality of her situation crushed dow
f her skin burned him. He poin
r bed," he s
in and reached over to the bedside lamp. He clicked it off, plung
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