he condensation off the mirror and looked at the row of brand-new, high-end women's
r head. The fabric fit her body perfectly, clinging to her curves. The lack of
her lungs with the warm, humid air
m were off. Only a single, dim ye
ing a tablet, reading a financial report. He had changed into a set of b
up. His eyes dragged over her body in the silk d
anor. She stood frozen at the foot of the
the mattress. He patted the empty space beside him. His
ck the heavy duvet and climbed into the bed. She laid down on the absolu
ding to sleep. But every muscle in her body was pulled tight
. He could see the rigid line of her spine and the sligh
t, hovering in the air abo
of the duvet. With one smooth motion, he wrapped his long arm around her
instinctively started to thra
rated against th
Julian murmured. He rested his chin on her
, worked like a sedative. The panic drained out of Eleanor's muscles. The sheer exhaustion of
Club, the party was still going. Empty ch
around in his hand. His eyebrows were pulled together in
her soft body against his shoulder and pouted. "Brot
s arm away. He scoffed loudly. "She's just throwi
nor without you, Caleb? I bet you ten grand she'll be cryin
ently and tossed his phone onto the table. "Let he
was completely blind to the reality of the situati
Moonlight sliced through the gap in the cur
over. She buried her face directly into the heat of Julian's chest. Her
pletely rigid. His breathing turned ragged and hea
arms. His eyes were pitch black. The beast inside his
h. He could feel her warm breath on his skin. But he stopped. He turned
t, holding her so close it felt like he
ow only he could hear it. "Eleanor. You walked
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