ow, quietly watching Thalia sleep. When she finally opened her eyes, he di

peaceful when you're

" Thalia asked wit

" he said, slidin

riding up her thighs. "If I'm righ

ould be opened in a

said, her eyes lighting

Soon, the silence turned back into an intimate heat. Julian slowly reached out, placing his hands on Thalia's thighs.

ood?" she

want to feel you

oo bad fo

in. "Maybe you're just too

hand higher, brushing it against th

it's dripp

his lips against hers as

silence of the suite was now replaced by the rhythmic sound of their skin hitting aga

st in each other's eyes in a moment

the door pulled t

WN HAS NOW ENDED. AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR TH

ed through the

s retracted wit

her eyes brightening up. "The world is b

ne, discarded on the f

en lit u

grabbing the phone and pressing it to

r zone and I've been calling for two days!" Gigi's voice was

t, okay?" Thalia hung up, her face back to that cold, professional

a said, her voice steady. "I'll need my paym

Instead, he signaled for h

Julian. Pay me so i can go

cost?" he as

blinked

ulian said, rising from the bed

hers with a frigh

, disbelieving laugh

r, his shadow falling over her. "To make me your exclusive clie

deal would mean more money than most people saw in a lifetime. But she couldn't risk the

I'm sorry... I'

ing you a fortune, Tee. You could have eve

olled," she countered, breaking the eye contact. She grabbed her purse and headed for the

uite doors and stepped into the hallway, a smile touching her l

g to silence it, thinking it was Gigi again, but stopped when she saw it wa

n, and her blood imm

id you get h

her throat. Her eyes widened as she stared at the word

ne nearly slipping from her trembl

hest. She couldn't wa

gainst the suite door. It didn't budge. She hammered again, her hear

like the untouchable man he was. He looked surprised, a flick

tepping into his space before she could lose her

ips. "I knew you would come back. Yo

hammering as she looke

on one c