asting warm stripes across the massive bed. Eleanor s
vision was blurry for a second,
leg was thrown over his thighs, and her face was
anked her arms and legs back as if she had been bur
ulled her right back to the center of the mattress. A deep, morning
bright red. She stuttered, pushing against his chest. "
t up. The duvet fell away, revealing his bare, heavily muscled tor
ian said. His tone was casual, as if they had
was wearing a simple beige sweater and jeans. In the open kit
perfectly tailored charcoal suit. He was reading the financial news
de pocket of his suit jacket. He pulled out a heavy, matte black card an
hat it represented-limitless wealth and absolute control-made her chest tighten. "What if his black coffee. "The pin is your birthday, bu
ed this. I have my own job, I can pay for my ow
t absolutely no room for argument. "When my wife walks out of this hous
nor swallowed hard and slowly reached out,was already waiting by the front door. Julian pi
at Eleanor, who was standing a few feet away to
on. Then, Julian raised his inde
pped forward, and pressed a quick, feather-light kiss to his jaw. Juli
y, the clock s
groaned, rubbed his temples, and blindly reached out to grab his phone off the nights
power button. T
No texts. Not even a not
y hit his chest. He opened his contacts, tappe
rently busy. Please try again late
e hung up and dialed again. The exact same message played. H
opped up next to the bubble. Message failed
He frantically opened Instagram and Facebook. Blocked. Block
om. It smashed against the wall, the screen shattering into
a silk robe. She put on a look of innocent concern. "
g with toxic rage. "She blocked me. I'm going to find her, a
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