t her, knocking the wind from her l

ath coming in ragged gasps. His face was a

t was soaked through with fresh blood

ed out from

ed mix of r

ean her freedom, but it would also bring the full, t

ction. She scrambled to the door, wrenched it o

Mr. Sinclair

ering at the sight of Julian slumped on the sofa a

him toward the master suite, while the other spoke urge

yes, and his personal physician, Dr. Adrian Sul

hing across his face before he masked it with pr

unable to admit she was the one w

. He disappeared into the master bedroom, cle

escort the shaken Aria

e master suite. She need

e of clothes, she paced the ro

later, L

nd steady. "Sir's wound has been treated.

ief wash over her. She

wouldn't come. It was the first time since her r

ing Julian to her feigned submission. Eve

he fell into a deep, dreamless sl

s from the lawn below. Sunligh

Julian was down below, standing with Leo. He looked pal

he looked up, his eyes l

ive heat of his stare, a silent warning. Don'

urtain, her heart

om crackled to life. A guard

han Sterling at the main gate

t was he d

st life, he had never been this bold, ne

something? Did he th

s. Perfect. She wouldn't have t

intercom, her voice like ice. She