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ping me inside Blackwood Tower wit

igher. My heart was racing ever since I stepped into the car with him. I should have demanded answers, should have pushed b

ho might hold the key to everything-or who coul

e you finally going to tel

e tilted his head slightly, studying me as i

sk this many que

I wake up drugged and have armed

sed his eyes. Amusement? Ap

ing windows lined one side, showcasing a stunning view of the city skyline. Everything was sle

ned the place. Which, in s

e said, shrugging off his jack

ge. "I'll st

into a smirk.

a drink-whiskey, neat. The ice clinked softly as he raised

ing to let him intimidate me.

liquid in his glass.

he one where someone drugged me and pl

a mask of unreadability. But I could feel it-the tension in

oney," he said, his voice low. "And th

Why me? I'm not invo

s locked onto mine, intense and unwavering. "You were either

for what purpose? To distract Damon? To test him?

anything, Dam

noticed a flicker of

ve you,"

they made me more anxious. Because if Damon believed me, it meant he was convinced someone

p with a soft click. "

kid

continued. "And I'm goin

wed hard

nstead, he stood up, moving clos

calculated tone he used f

rry

taken abac

ed unchanged. "It's the b

isbelieving laugh. "

seri

my head. "That's crazy. Th

rkened. "Th

't be forced to testify against each other. If someone in my company is be

night thinking it was just another interview. But here I was, standing in a billionair

should have turned arou

eady tried to take

e me think he was the only one with eno

eath. "You want

his lips. "Think of it as

my eyes. "W

lit up his face. "Tha

how my body responded to his closeness, even

was r

o was

yself to hold his ga

crutable again. "Then I c

t was a straightforwa

the man in front of me, offering protecti

the only th

dded

aled m