eavy brass doorknob, ready to
ced back over his
indifferent, and completely detached. She wasn't looking at h
ery irritation washed over
nd turned around. With a sharp, defin
eyes widened in sudden, visceral alarm a
d unknotted his silk tie, pulling it from his c
nto her like a predat
rd. Her hands grabbed the thin hospital bla
voice trembled slightly, betraying the
e edge of the bed and placed on
ght, causing Alya to slide slightly toward
Cole murmured, his voice
her wrists. With effortless strength, he pinned her arms abo
ody covering hers. His
rsh, punishing, and entirely dominant.
her bare feet hitting his thighs. She twisted her tor
to completely immobilize her legs, pressing her deep into the m
ped her jaw shut. When he pus
The sharp, metallic taste of blood
heaving. He raised the back of his hand and wiped the smear of
gry, Cole's eyes dark
me fire," Cole muttered, h
-mouthed kisses against her collarbone, hi
ded desperately, turning her
free hand moving dow
etely useless. He was too strong, and her strug
ly stopped
uscles relaxed into a terrifying, unnatural
eyes went vacant. She slowed her breathing, ac
te shift and he paused
nresponsive, frozen face. A flicker of de
wrists loosened significan
ear that had leaked from the corner of her eye. It
e frustration bleeding into his voice. "
nk. She shut him out emotionally, retreating de
avily. The sou
r. He ran a frustrated, shaking hand through his
anor shifted rapidly, snapping back to cold, busine
suit pocket and pulled
rd. He tossed it onto the bedside table. The h
instructed, his voice flat. "I will have
the card and she did
l blanket up to her chin, tur
back for a long, heavy mo
walked to the door
him. The heavy thud echoed
cked, Alya curled into
ders. A violent, uncontrollable
d despair crashed over
ul-crushing grief and heartbreak was just a tantrum. A tantrum that
es, letting the d
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