When Hearts Emerge: Our Ill-Timed Love

legs and entered her, filling h

wed deeply as she felt a

d to stifle the moan that

s, and as he felt her squirm, a tre

of her, noting his icy features, y

thrust harder, and the head of h

years ago, she complied with his roughness. Her

ion in his moves;

inally pulled out, releasi

reddened as she met his

s pocket, pulling out a stack of

nth off," he

g motionless and defiant, his

tossing another wad of bill

ping away the last shred

she quietly dressed, then stooped

lept with her, and these bi

so tipped him after th

of disdain flashing in his ey

ipping out the door

wetness left on the table, his expressi

ock interrupted

ed his gaze a

and Gemma stepp

n the table, a flash of jealousy cro

stening the last button on his

d away, choosing he

e of the girls-she jum

unreadable, though a brief tens

ep them alive," h

er head, swallo

reas shrugged on his coat a

he added curtly, "

as she spoke, her urg

rcover officer. She'd been col

faded to a

ance her way, his gaze

r his scrutiny, her bre

emory card," Gemma said, her voice barely

must retrieve it." His tone was calm, almost

ring back to the faint mark on t

nodded firmly. "Understood,

espond, already

remarked casually, "This woma

ds hitting her with

dn't pleased him, her own fate wo

t one of the casino's girls. How co

ew resolve glinted in her eyes