uilding, and Adelynn could tell at a glance that it was worth a fortune. She was not t

knot of tension alread

rich, expensive leather mingled with a quiet, restrained sense of power. As the car pulled away from the curb, Adelynn felt herself lifting away from the life she knew - free, if only for a mome

eded no words to declare its power. The lobby was vast and hall-like, marble and cool light gleaming in the silence

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he doors slid open, they revealed an office so large it took her breath away - surrounde

desk, and in that moment, he was

ed her steadily, his eyes the color of winter fog, trac

his voice low and smooth, yet car

le, completely at his mercy. Her fingers squeezed he

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led thin in the

his face - amusement, perhaps, or faint

," he said, "