g present. The white room, Lila's mocking laughter, Slade's impotent rage. And in the corner,
ody drenched in a cold sweat, her
living area, her hand trembling as she poured a
om the suite next door. A sound that vibrated th
gned for discretion and silence. To hear anything,
the heavy oak door of her suite and pressed her eye to the
allway. The door to the suite next to her
practiced, carrying a large, rolled-up Persian rug between
gged. A dark, crimson liquid, thick and viscous, seeped through the thick
oo
, stifling a scream, a choked gasp of h
He pulled one off with his teeth, a casual, almost elegant gesture, and used a silk pocket square to meticulously wipe
each word a hammer blow to Seraphina's terrified mind. "Clean this up. I don't want the
lating, utterly ruthless killer. And she was in the
r mind screaming at her to hide, to disappear,
en Thorne stopped. He slowly, deliberately, turned his head. His gaze moved past his men, past the blo
oking rig
constriction in her throat. He
mouth lift. A slow, chilling smile that promised deat
ng the door with a soft thud. She slid down the polished wood, her legs
ien's men turned, alerted
ing acknowledgment. Then, he turned away, his voice smooth and dismissive, ut
r and sharper than any fear she had ev
nd he had just see
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