uldn't have

ghting, low jazz humming from hidden speakers, wealthy people in silk dresses a

then

ing to her skin and dripping onto their polished marble floors. Her c

doorway, shivering, tryi

s frown softened. He was older, with kind

voice low so no one else would stare. He reached under

freezing fingers. The

whispered. Her vo

g her knees together, clutching the towel around h

ey belonged to another world. Amber, gold

for a long second

asked. Her blue eyes were

tated. "Are you su

o forget tonig

exhausted, broken, said so quietly he had to l

owards her. She closed both hands around the gl

r eyes water, but she welcomed it. It gave her something els

ond bur

r hands finally

Don't

cheeks that she wiped away quickly with the back of her hand, hoping the dim light

smelled like another woman's perfume, and nobody

lass, her pale reflection starin

ne it made her

r that the staff kept empty witho

am

a foul mood before he

dmother had spent the entire evening staring at hi

e down," she had said in that tone that made even his father go quiet. "St

easy. As if anyone

ck suit jacket draped over the back of the chair, his white shirt sleeves rolled up to his el

nce, not for company. And

le a word. It was severe, carved, commanding. Grey eyes like a winter storm, a sharp jaw, dark hair slightly tousle

eady glanced over, whispering behin

order when he

intoxicating, like vanilla and heartbreak. Something that

ned hi

was ruined, her dark hair dripping down her back. She w

around to see who was watching. Just tears sliding down, her shoulders sha

art th

favour, his attention, his name, his money. They stared, th

't even

who he was. And

hurt

swallowing in the oversized towel. She looked so out of

he sa

h alcohol and entitlement, stumbling towards her. He put a large,

you crying alone? Com

violently. He

please don'

ed to p

ly against the floor and several heads turned immediately. The air a

des he was

ur hand

hat made lesser wolves bend their heads without thinking. The man in grey froze,

nd dropped a

, I-I didn't

backed away and disappea

red-rimmed from crying and rain, met his grey ones. Our eyes met, my grey meeting

sh that haunted hers were n

asked quietly, his

g the towel like a sh

n. Up close he was even more intimidating. The scent of him hit her instantly - f

water in front of her without being asked. H

t drink alone

humourless laugh. I

yone else gets

s, not her legs. Her face. Her ru

ppened?"

o lie. To say nothing. To be like all those com

y eyes looking at her like he actually saw her

whispered, her voice thick with

it. A flicker of something dark and protective cros

oken and soaked and she shouldn't have b

she

his jacket scent still surrounding her. Her intoxicati

orget him,

ess, raw. Her blue eyes lock

en f

shed, darkening with carnal desire and s

a drunk girl home from a bar in his

leave her here to ruin herself alone.

e-pimpled arms and her lips that wouldn't

ivering,"

ling of him - forest, amber, Alpha - and huge on her. He draped it over her small shoulders, hi

me," he s

body wanted to yield to it

said no. She kne

er. Someone had taken that hand off her. Someone was

ight around her, and placed her small,

hers like he had no i

d the jazz and the wealthy people who stared now, sile

he hotel lobby was empty, quiet, the rai

oors opened wi

ill holding her hand, and p

t swallowing her whole, her wet hai

tting out the world, the gold

es found hers again in the mirro