e gap in the heavy curtains, strik
velvet sofa. Her neck was stiff, and
er neck. The sound of running wat
e had a white towel wrapped low around his waist. Droplets of water
. She quickly averted her eyes, staring hard at the
sounded at the
rly from the hallway. "The elder Mr
the door. Panic flashed in his
e massive strides and grabb
elped as he haule
of the king-sized bed. She bounced agai
k duvet and yanked it up, covering them both up to their sho
rs of the bedr
eaned heavily on a silver-headed cane, his
on's face vanished instantly. It was r
zbeth's waist, pulling her even closer.
ody went rigid. Her
t under the covers, pinching her ha
She forced the corners of her mouth up in
ndfather," she sai
angled bodies. The tight lines around
he bed. "How did you both sleep?" he
his warm lips against Elizbeth's f
ather," Carlton murmured, his v
ent shiver down Elizbeth's spine. A bitter,
et. He pulled out a small, square velvet
instructed. He tapped his cane on the floor on
he loud click of the lock
n's face in a fraction of a sec
He threw the duvet off his body and rolled out of the
a lie, and the cold that replaced it felt more honest, yet somehow more brutal. A bi
and aggressively rubbed hi
ipping with disdain. "And don't get used to t
o her chest, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the fab
es later wearing a perfectly tailored Armani suit. He
strapped it to his wrist, and walked
the velvet box, her chest heavy with a suffocating weight. She knew she couldn't stay in this hostile room without t
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