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upt, and my father is in the ICU. Please, lend me the

less New York downpour. She stood shivering outside Per

t, a suit she had bought him back when she was a wealthy heiress. "You are alrea

loan to save my

f Vivian finds out I helped my bankrupt ex and aborts my child

es. Seraphina's face went deathl

n you ever could. And you? For three years, you never even planned to let me touch you. You are just a high an

t of her illusions. This was not th

ng, Liam. You are

watch you spread your legs for old, fat

larity washed over her. She looked him dead in

ttle bit like the only man who ever made my heart beat faster. You were never

o snap. The realization that he was just a body double, a mere shad

ng her chin, she just turned and walked away fro

no longer hold back. Fifth Avenue's glittering lights blurred into a mea

om silently tailing her through the chaotic storm,

t cabin, the chauffeur, Ray, g

he boardroom are swift and ruthless. You strike the moment you lock onto a

fixed solely on the fragile figure stumbling in the rain. His v

speak to her naturally. I do

d to use words to strike up a conversation? You are practically covered in gold and absolute power. There is not

his deep gray eyes darkening

fling. She is going to be Mrs. Sterling. And I do not share

who had navigated through countless beauties without ever s

ut of pure curiosity. "Why her? Why

bling back. His eyes burned with a dark,

t of that shocking confession, up ahead,

gasp. She forced herself to ignore it, trying to limp forward, but her

n. Blood beaded on the surface, mixing with the dirty rai

Julian pushed the door open, stepping into the deluge with a sleek black umbrella.

clothes were heavy with water, and a

ntless pounding of the rain suddenly stopped. A tall sha

athtakingly handsome, holding an umbrella that shielded her completely from the storm. He knelt down gracef

ety command that demanded her full submission. "Don't

since her family's bankruptcy, she had been hitting dead ends everywhere. Everyone avoided her like th

ut her ruined state, she quickly lowered h

large, warm hand cupped her jaw, forcing her t

rand of hair from her pale cheek, a gesture

could not let her ruin herself out here." His eyes locked onto her trembling

ot wanting to owe a favor to

just rushed over, and then effortlessly scooped her up from the wet pavement. His strong arm

ulders as the rich scent of sandalwood and pure, intoxicating male p

ned possessively around her waist, his tone leaving no roo

seal off the storm. Trapped in the intimate, warm space with the very man she had secretly