ry
t the man sitting at what appeared to be table nine, my p
ulders and a narrow waist, he radiated the terrifyi
ged for me; those golden-amber eyes belonged to none other than the regular fa
ide down on the tablecloth, and it clicked in a split s
desperate clown waiting for a prince who would never show. When I saw that unnatural number nine on her ta
he Meadows family? Since fate had delivered her prize straight to
my blood from his nearness, I pulled out the chair
keep you
eady, I met his predatory st
ng over my frost-white hair and the curve of my wais
know w
hat carried the natural authority
ose the space between us, I le
ck, Mr. Meadows. Sitting acros
back against the leather booth, cr
as supposed to be the Holder family's shallow, v
of pure satisfaction through my chest; all her pree
ays full of bia
able to hide the sharp curve of my mouth,
duce myself. I
urprise crossed his da
rst Mrs. Holder? The one the whole territo
has heard the gossip
laced my fingers on the tableto
m tonight, why don't we skip the fake sm
ce for ten full seconds before le
ind of practical dea
rs on your council, and I need the massive
e, only for him to lean forward suddenly, his over
d choose a disgraced daughte
ive you complete
n my chest, I held my gro
ing to you like those desperate socialites out there
slowly down the column of my throat, heating my skin
e? Separate res
nst the mahogany table in a s
und like a te
have a dea
across the table, keeping
s without taking them right away, hi
in will chew you up and leave
ve, I wouldn't have sat do
is large, calloused hand and c
ity from a year ago shot straight up my arm to my heart, making me
nds are
e back of my knuckles, sending a wave of
outside
e my trembling fingers, terrified that if he held on a second longe
ket, pulled out a jet-black fountain pen and a blank par
u accept the terms I'm about to set, starting toni
l waited like a fool a hundred feet away, I lifted my c
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