Snow
al override to bypass the outer security checkpoint,
black gown with clean lines-elegant enough for black-tie, yet sub
elevators to reach the eighth-floor ballro
were sliding shut, I slippe
and realize the car was filled with a wal
ly tall man, his presence radiating
ver wolf's head, but the slight stiffness in his left le
, captain of the
ice and a cold, untouchable detachment off it, a man rumored to be comp
wn to his hand res
he faint outline of veins across the back of
nd about how striking those powerful hands were, and I light
darwood and cold air
wly opened, his gaze sweeping over me
erstated black silk contouring my narrow waist, down to the subtle slit revealin
ble smirk ghosted a
, arriving at the g
an injury, I took a smooth step back, nodding
approving glance, evidently surprise
ing straight ou
, faintly raspy voice cutting through
ra S
straight thr
e arctic eyes, moment
six years aw
d to be, even my own family would struggle to recognize me at a
ve no ex
ned, and strode out of the elevator, the rhy
, practically choking on their breath at the sight of their fam
harp, guarded rhythm as I
ctator tonight; he was a dangerous wi
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