on quiet,

d turned off the lights hours ago, but he wasn't sleeping either, sh

ed drifting off, sh

was get

the door. He didn't turn on the lights. Didn't even make a sin

re he was going in the middle of the night. But there was something abo

ed slowly and tipt

silence. She followed the faint sound of footsteps, pressin

a hallway she had ne

art po

e wooden door at the end of the hall, Ge

hell is

against the door,

t, noth

e. A d

n's. Some

l. The deal was never s

at?" Lucien's voice, cold

at was reckless, Lucien. I

hand over her

be maximus killer. But it wasn't confirmed, maximus is known to have other powerful

ed lower. Dangerous. "And if you have doubts

le

wallowe

art hammering. She needed to

oor c

swung open, and Lucien stood in the doorway,

caught in

Then, in a slow, almost lazy moveme

ce was smooth, but there was someth

mouth

ied, trying to act

r, and she instincti

id

rk tugged

, Gemma?" he asked so

e

ouldn't a

forcing herself

ed out, tucking a strand of hair behind her

use if you were... I'd won

arn

omach

e

pped into something way bi

around her and le

emma couldn't sleep. Not after what s

nfirmed was different. It was real now. The m

made her even more drawn to him. That realization alone scared

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en was gone. The sound of voices do

de her way down, what she

iving room. She wore a red silk gown that clung to

s," Gemma thou

"Gemma, this is Kather

neutral. But Katherine just stared at it, then a

ut a dry chuckle. "Okay, bitch.

Ugh, what did you just call m

r head. "I said

ore she turned to Lucien. "Are you just

like that." Then, without another word,

oked bac

e Katherin

around her and le

emma couldn't sleep. Not after what s

nfirmed was different. It was real now. The m

made her even more drawn to him. That realization alone scared

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bed. Lucien was gone. Sh

de her way down, what she

iving room. She wore a red silk gown that clung to

"Gemma, this is Kather

e just stared at it, then at her, she

out a dry chuckle. Okay, bitch.

Ugh, what did you just call m

r head. "I said

ore she turned to Lucien. "Are you just

like that." Then, without another word,

ust in time to see

-

CAR

ve was

Her mind was spinning. She didn't understand wh

she reached for the door handle,

fr

at their hands, feeling his warmth

you anymore," she s

caught off gua

ardened. "Oh. Sorry-I forgot to pay you f

inside Gem

in her life, the me

ey. I don't want it. I didn't stri

e could

he car and slammed