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s blood drippin

he flower that had been in it falling at his feet. The

nding so hard, that I was su

is stoic face scrunching when he noticed the blood, an

my side. The shattering sound was deafening and when I glanced

orienting, but as our gaze met

s tall. I was sure he was six feet, six inches tall, if not more. The pictures I'd seen over the

the restaurant, his sharp jawline, and angular cheekbones framing a face that seemed chiseled from granite. Piercing russet-colored eyes stared

ngly. I watched the blood trail down his jaw, feeling a little thrill through the fear and an

dark perfectly messy hair that framed his forehead, his full lips curving i

king goosebumps trail my skin.

ening as I took in the sheer ma

en he suddenly tilted forward, his eyes squinting. I shr

me bleed"

One wrong word and he could switch. He could kill me and no one would bat an eye over it. Julian

worn them out to take me to my favorite restaurant. Julian never forgave me and then we found out that Mom and Dad had willed everything to me

fear. I bet he could smell it. His eyes scre

I thought that... I apologi

e been told I have quite the presence" he said and I glanced around

sn't that right, Ethan, or am I mistake

dy used to getting asked that specific question. "We need to wrap this u

st go ahead. I need to t

s time. Try not to take too long though. Father onl

gave me a one over,

Riven Blackwood. He was

ch and there's literally no amount you mention that I won't be

u keep getting more interesting as you speak

r in my space. "I am serious... I'll pay your hospi

pened and I am not one to fo

even allowed to go home and wallow in self-pity after how Liam had dashed m

ou won't accept my apology or compensation, I

eyes darkened. "You are wrong though. There ar

ing what he was talking

more, starting from now," he said then grabbed my hair, his hand yan

elp as he leaned down and rubbed his no

nside me. I grabbed at his arm Instinctively

ot to

m breath caressed my skin like a spell

ls into his arm, and then I shoved him

oss his teeth, before reaching up to clean my blood from

isite, Hazel," he sai

know my name? And