the sharp scent of gunpowder m

fingers gripped Ansley's small chin,

Her blood felt too hot. But

apped his fingers away from

tried to stand. The moment her fee

t her around the waist, pulling

l inhaled sharply. The distinct, cr

n he'd been relentlessly searching for, the p

pushed her hands against his so

ycho!" she slurred

eyes went pitch black. The re

up behind the knees, and lifted

eople watched in stunned silence, but the terrifying, unspoken t

orting Kendall to the VIP ele

e. The metal doors slid s

pace, Ansley's skin burned.

started pulling at her own collar. She ripped the top butto

. His Adam's apple bobbed hard. A

ed them against his chest. "Stop movin

oors opened to the private

eavy wooden door ope

pped her onto the massive king-sized bed.

cked the door. The dead

ked his tie loose. He shrugged off his s

shred of her sanity. The heat was

ms reached out and wrapped tightly arou

er veins, she pressed her lips against hi

d Kendall's mind. Eleven y

nned her to the mattress. He took control of her mouth,