ator hallway and back into his massive, luxurious top-
pensive Persian rug. I stood awkwardly by the
t, tossed it onto the leather sofa, a
ck in his leather chair and folding his h
wisted the heavy metal deadbolt. With a shar
gain, his deep voice echo
the carpet and stopped in front of his desk
redatory gaze sweeping slowly over my wet blouse cl
! I'll sign an IOU and work the rest of my life to pay you bac
aning forward slightly. "Do you really
hrank back half a step, wrapping my
He pulled a thick document from the top draw
rs printed across the cover page: Pac
marriage with you? Why me?"
family backing to cause trouble," he said flatly, talki
me settle down with a Mate," Demian lied without blinking, his voice cold and smooth. "High-society sh
de, making my hands shake, yet I
esk toward me. "As my Mate on paper, you'll draw an annual salary of
sult-it was more money than my family would see in three lifetim
a venomous snake. Once I picked
s! Just do the surgery, and I'll
both hands on the desk as he loomed over me. "This isn't a flea market. You don'
lled down my freezing cheek. Compared to
cold pen, flipped to the last page, and
tisfied gleam flashing in his eyes a
he surgery," I whispered, dr
on on his desk phone. "Prep Operating R
desk with long, unhurried strides
aught my wrist and yanked me s
gled against him, my wet clothes soak
fulfilled your basic duties," he growled softly,
ital! And this i
hand cupping the back of my head to hold me still befor
gh and demanding, filling my mouth with
pinched my jaw with his calloused fingers, forcing my lips
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