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liquor and the sweat of bodies moving to a relentless, heavy

just feel

my third, and it's doing nothing to numb the

Alpha, a tech billionaire from the West Coast. He swirls the amber liquid in his own glass, his eyes sh

er face reflected in the dark liquid. Her pale, defi

u your million

e in my chest. The audacity. A rogue. A nobody.

ds a cold, sharp spike of something that feels terrifyingly lik

Jayce smirks. "Who'

off, the beaded curtain to o

slides into the booth, a shit-eating grin plastered

ve the day I've had," he announces, snatchi

ing order filed against you, I'm not interested,"

ays, his eyes gleaming with gossi

ad, my eyes locking onto his. The low growl in my chest sta

I ask, my voice

LA

y. It smells of antiseptic and money. I'm lying on a paper-covered examinatio

silver hair pulled back in a severe bun walks in. Dr

sk and professional as she sits on a stool. "Th

th I didn't real

op of her glasses, "is that you have significant intern

nd sharp, floods my entire body. I

baric. Whoever your partner is, he is either dangerously inexperienced or he simply does not care about your well-being. If you continu

just stare at her

and a topical cream to promote healing. And I cannot stress this enough: absolut

ip. I take it with a trembling h

you," I

tiff and clumsy. I just want to get out of here.

m, my head down, and practi

collide with a so

. Strong hands grip my shoulders, steadying me. "In a

and my hea

ng with Graham in the office lobby. The one everyo

cognition. "Hey, I know you. You're Graham's m

k. "Sorry," I mutter, not meeting his eyes. I turn and practically bolt for th

s on my back, curi

ally open and I dive i

EF

prettier up close. All wide, haunted eyes and a mouth that look

tor doors to the door she just rushed

rest

of the perks of being part of the city's most respected medical fam

ly against the counter. A pretty young nurse with a

ays, flustered. "Wha

stery for me. The patient who just left Dr. Sullivan's office... Cilla Henderson

laws, but Brenda melts. She types a few things into her compute

her voice a sq

say, leaning o

inal pain... Examination reveals severe internal tea

low whistle.

irl flashes in my mind. And this diagnosi

innocent exterior

gets a new assistant, and she turns out to be a secret freak. A girl who looks like a librarian b

to te

text Jayce. At The Obsidian in twenty. Got

going to