hut. The chaotic flashing lights and sc

shoved An

houlder colliding with the armre

r console, pulled out an antibacterial wipe, and scrub

The taste of him still lingered on her bruised lip. She stared at th

e thick, soundproof partition slid u

two buttons of his crisp white shirt open. His bre

glance

ns in his neck bulging. He squeezed his eyes shut, his hand

bel asked. Her voice

head snappe

own wide, swallowing the dark irises. He lo

d. His voice was a h

g garage of their building. The tires squeale

e the car fully stopped. He stumbl

ithout thinking, she reached out a

rge hand clamping down on her wrist like a ste

el gasped, tryi

was agonizing. He swiped his keycard, and the metal doors slid

oors

off his body. He smelled of expensive colo

against the cold stee

s. He pinned her wrists above her head with o

gainst the sensitiv

art hammered against her ribs. "Stop

led against her collarbone.

doors slid open to the da

his arm tight under her knees, and carried her

shions. She scrambled backward

of the red Oscar de la

tearing fabric echoed in the empty r

ed her hand

h her arms above her head, his weight sett

reath fanning her face. "You sold yourself

y million dollar debt her father left behind fla

sed. Her body wen

zed her eyes shut. A single, hot tear leak

drug in his system had eradica

wn on the inside of her cheek until she

on. The drug kep

nhattan skyline glittered, indifferent to th

de her. His chest heaved as his breathing evened out. Within

body throbbed. Her skin was

wn with trembling fingers and picked up the torn, ruined pieces of the red dr