came unex

ff guard, unable t

stood frozen, their ey

years, and never once had they

men. In the past, women who approached him either ended up a

spell had thi

Henrik abandon all his usual rules,

ed, Khloe's thoughts swirled in chaos,

ike a storm crashing down on her,

htly it felt as though she were a flower caught in

off, a surge of an

e plunging her into the darkest depths. But giving up was

ural that she r

er arms around his neck and retur

hat harm cou

evastatingly handsome

ot suffer a

th her tongue, refusing to le

she met his intensity h

to a fierce exchange, each of them vying for control,

ach second more passionate than the last

were swollen and stained with blood, a t

hing against the corner of his mouth

nto her with a depth that seeme

not flinching or showing even t

earned her the respe

w why Henrik wa

a courage that co

bite Henrik's lips, unaf

t Khloe, a growing satisfa

eminded him sharply of

l's, was no delicate flower. She was a thorny rose, and anyone fo

so captivating-it was the danger be

to your liking?" Khloe aske

d with a smile. "Now, let's ta

ed Khloe to the most lavis

os

tood in formation, greeting Henrik with a reverenc

highly skilled enforcer. Yet they all t

f, and motioned for Khloe to tak

g, and indifferent eyes, Khlo

such a precarious situation,

ik, and a glimmer of hum

g him in," h

presence making everyone else se

nd a soft demeanor waved his hand,

ed open, it revealed a dishevel

d clothes were smeared with dirt and marked

ed in shock as she

her than Karl, the notorious u

the bar and nightclub scene while running an international arms trade

rik's plan involved n

nfluence, she believed Karl w

see was Henrik outri

the Russell family held no

a barrage of curses. "Who do you think you are, dragging me here like t

his outburst, Henrik co

asses drew a silenced pisto

pertly severing the te

, he had been reduced