n Lounge, Beatrix drained he
at, but it did nothing to silence
ed leather booth, reaching out to gent
Bea. You're ru
back against the padded
Julian. I spent four years waiting for this
iding out of the booth and offering his ha
and, the heavy double doors of
c over the speaker
lanked by four towering private
ushed forward, his f
s said you were in
ring the manager a glance. His dark, predator
gh-profile patrons scrambled out the back exits
owering frame carried an overwhelming, suffo
between Jaziel and Bea
t be here, Sm
stride. He gave a s
, grabbing Julian by his arms and
g against their grip, but the guards hauled him ba
ooked down at Beatrix, who was staring up at
get back to the city?" Jaziel asked, his voice
ohol fueling her rage. She jabbed he
ght to judge me
ightning-fast grip, pulling he
iliar scent of his cedarwood cologne and cold rain filled
thed, her heart hamme
hing against the shell of her ear
to me. Dea
ength, breaking his hold as she stumbled
not the coward who protected the
jaw cla
what happened
atrix shouted, her voice breaking with raw agony.
t screamed at him to pull her into his arms and tel
ng the words out through grit teeth. "You
gering ember of affection in her he
ss of bourbon from the table, and threw
is sharp cheekbones, soak
flinch. He did
from his jaw, his dark eyes burning with danger
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