ra

is fingers had left red marks, curving my lips into a co

, a flicker of sharp wariness cros

overseas wastelands," I lowered my voice, enunciating every word so only the two of us could hear. "But the tru

ture vanished instantly, replaced by a suffocating, a

e straight against the cold stone raili

voice sounded like grav

matter. What matters is that if the old ruling Packs of Oakhaven discover a pureblooded Lycan is infiltrating their terri

into mine as if trying to rip open my skull. Se

Callen threw his head back and let out a low, rasp

nating little lunatic," he murmured, s

out a breath as I realized I had won the gamble. "So, abo

checkbook and a heavy fountain pen from his inner suit

g fingers right in front of my chest, a wicked gl

me

ompany as collateral," he said, his smirk deepening. "If you fail to

ng company was already a hollow shell rotted

my parasitic relatives later. What he didn't know was that I intended to pour the entire Sherma

pre-drafted equity pledge agreement I had pr

epared I was, but he took the document and sig

inutes," he said, handing the check and agreement back t

I tucked the check away and turned

d out, his voice

, only to find he had moved silently behind

re you that desperate for a man?" He leaned down, his hot breath brus

aight into my spine-the undeniable physical spark of

ressing both hands against his r

ittle interest up front isn't too much to ask, is it?" Hi

the side. His warm lips grazed past my cheek and pressed again

dly, shoving against his chest with all my st

the corner of his own mouth while his eyes gleamed with absolute certainty. "Strict

ried off the balcony. Not until the elevator doors cl

t with the two billion from my private offshore account, I wired the full ten billion to the auction house, returned to the b

r black Maybach glided to a stop right in front of me. The re