gany desk in the study. She closed the

d up, turned off the desk lamp, and walked out

ed open. Heavy footsteps so

arlisle w

m pull at his silk tie, loosening it from his co

lored suit jacket and toss

was the sharp smell of alcohol mixed

edarwood, Corrin sme

istinct note of S

Beaumont's c

d. The floor beneath

watched Grayson walk to the minibar and pour

swallow. He turned around and fi

g strides closed the distance in seconds. He boxed her in

e. He frowned. "Why are you st

xed with the alcohol on his breath. Corrin's stomach

garbage personnel proposals,"

's eyes turned sharp. The exhaustion va

ed against her jawline. The touch was i

ing up," Grayson muttered. "Lachlan is l

will handle it. I will cut off Lachlan's reach

chuckle vibrated in his chest. "Y

im, she was just a machine. A we

e in the crook of her neck. He took a deep

ashed over her. Corrin's fingers cu

said, her voice a perfectly smooth, icy blade. She tilted her head slightl

gid. The arm resting a

ked away from her, his eye

n said. His voice was perfectly even. "Some

perfect profile. Sh

tter taste in her mo

. "The family dynamics are getting too compli

n the center of it for five years. It's

d of running water filled the ro

She looked at the suit jacket lying on the sofa

s turne

the jacket between two fingers. She lifted it and dro