ir bit down

chest still carried a hollow ch

tir coiled

eyson could do serious harm since he

apped out a message to Mina

at the city's

respectful gesture, though his a

of the car, the ma

polished surface, until they stopped before a set of ornate double

forward withou

here was no

r resolve, s

h a soft but final

the room, making her own he

m until they caught sight

ther, sunk deep into the leather cush

and the faint ember of a cigaret

a breath and stepped closer

the man appeared more

he pictures never captured, though h

toned, exposing a long throat and sharply

ed the fine lines of his features,

rgy that clashed with the image

nough to make countless women d

ention landed on the marriage c

e same document his mo

er would leave something that im

dging this moment vanishe

place. "Let's be honest. You d

to wed him in his conditio

t. Something dangerous in his tone con

ith a slow, playful smile, she said, "What if I told you I've admi

rs tightened on

things. But not now-not wh

harm instantly, saw thr

in the ashtray, he gestur

her throat, Elena obe

floor, straightened up, and reached out, pul

e tumbled against him before

ed firmly arou

her clothes, the heat of

finger tipped her chin up, his gaze d

d steady. She met his stare with defiance and replied, "I'd

ed from his chest. "And y

a

arched o

entually. If I go out as your wife

ismissed it as

p and even brushed at his trousers where she

divorced," he

discarded marriage certificate and said

. "Do you really think

saying nothing. Given his influ

uared, every movement calculated. He walked p

smothering whatever admiration sh

e to a divorc

d, his featur

Elena said, l

eamed in Gre

g your wife gives me a real reason to stand by you-to take care of you and give you a family. Even if your days ar

, and a shimmer of tear

within her at how easily she coul

en them, his tone sharp as a

yet Elena kept her head high and an

lips curle

ade Elena's skin pr

the sofa again, his

r knees," h

ondering if she

on her, cold and unyield

or you?" Greyson's voice

is twisted ways finall

Tossing her coat across the sofa, she tied her hai

is work

aller than him. Looking down, she sa

while her jeans outlined her figure. Her str

ft them breathin

ement would tip them into some

it-Elena was

s, and the faint smile on h

etched across the sofa, his gaze deep

e said, his voic

mposure as her hand dri

ack buttons, standing out

ne loose, exposing pale s

ton slipp

the n

utton exposed

fought to keep her earlier br

. He looked every bit like a ruler lounging on his throne,

r fingers brushed the hard plane of his abdomen.

art stumble as she stared u

it take for us to have a kid?" His

red. Running wasn't an

ldn't hurry something like that. Everyone knows the c

believe?" Greyson

er other hand, daring to to

his grasp firm. "Opening my s