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ser. Didn't push me away. Just held. Like I was som
y you're her
roken, bleeding way. The other way. The way she did when a bigge
ickered once, then held. Rain hit the wi
from his throat to his collar. The fabric was warm from h
d was flat. Not a question.
tubble on his jaw. "Ten years without
outh. Then back to my eyes. Slow. Deliberate. Like he had all
His voice stayed low, contro
against his colla
the weather report. Fact. Nothing more. No pity. "That your sister was in his bed. That you lo
ards didn't follow me. Mara swore she told no one
me," I whispered. The wo
tightened, just a fraction. Enough to remind me he was t
efore I could stop it. Raw. Hone
of his mouth. The barest flicker in those molten eyes. For a second the ma
r, but didn't let go of me. His hands stayed locked at my waist
red. Him pulling me onto his lap like Damian used to when he wanted to prove a point. Kieran Voss just looked patient. Like he
more than I hated
y voice go flat and honest and ugly. "Damian broke me. Your son broke me. I w
lk. It wasn't sexual. It was assessing. Like he was measuring me. We
atch us will hurt him," K
"Y
into my bed is the p
ike a slap. I opened
r slammed open a
athe
ild and rimmed with red. He took one look at me on his father's lap, Kieran's ha
ian's voice cracked. "Selena,
s gold eyes stayed on mine. Unblinking. S
my voice steady even while my heart
amian took a
Don
room. One word. Low. Final. The
voice. The voice that made grown wolves drop their h
ght. Ugly. Full of things n
I weighed nothing at all. He set me on my feet behind the desk, hi
ssion was empty. But his ey
said. The wo
eave
til I thought his teeth wo
iet. Absolute. "The bond is b
uld have. He flinched like he'd been shot. Lik
the handle. Didn't open it yet. Then he looked back at me. Over his
ar. Soft enough that Damian wouldn't. "I can give you better. I
d against my ribs
nst metal. "Why did I start watching you, Selena, s
ed. Rain and co
in his office with the truth hanging
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