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ser. Didn't push me away. Just held. Like I was som

y you're her

roken, bleeding way. The other way. The way she did when a bigge

ickered once, then held. Rain hit the wi

from his throat to his collar. The fabric was warm from h

d was flat. Not a question.

tubble on his jaw. "Ten years without

outh. Then back to my eyes. Slow. Deliberate. Like he had all

His voice stayed low, contro

against his colla

the weather report. Fact. Nothing more. No pity. "That your sister was in his bed. That you lo

ards didn't follow me. Mara swore she told no one

me," I whispered. The wo

tightened, just a fraction. Enough to remind me he was t

efore I could stop it. Raw. Hone

of his mouth. The barest flicker in those molten eyes. For a second the ma

r, but didn't let go of me. His hands stayed locked at my waist

red. Him pulling me onto his lap like Damian used to when he wanted to prove a point. Kieran Voss just looked patient. Like he

more than I hated

y voice go flat and honest and ugly. "Damian broke me. Your son broke me. I w

lk. It wasn't sexual. It was assessing. Like he was measuring me. We

atch us will hurt him," K

"Y

into my bed is the p

ike a slap. I opened

r slammed open a

athe

ild and rimmed with red. He took one look at me on his father's lap, Kieran's ha

ian's voice cracked. "Selena,

s gold eyes stayed on mine. Unblinking. S

my voice steady even while my heart

amian took a

Don

room. One word. Low. Final. The

voice. The voice that made grown wolves drop their h

ght. Ugly. Full of things n

I weighed nothing at all. He set me on my feet behind the desk, hi

ssion was empty. But his ey

said. The wo

eave

til I thought his teeth wo

iet. Absolute. "The bond is b

uld have. He flinched like he'd been shot. Lik

the handle. Didn't open it yet. Then he looked back at me. Over his

ar. Soft enough that Damian wouldn't. "I can give you better. I

d against my ribs

nst metal. "Why did I start watching you, Selena, s

ed. Rain and co

in his office with the truth hanging