as the world tilted around her. At the corner, she slammed straight into a m

hen she tried to speak, only a ragged w

ng as he took in her flushed cheeks and unfocused eyes. "Help you?" he drawled,

ady herself, but her legs gave out, and she crumpled into his arms, breath t

outh. Before she could explain further, he swept her up effortlessly, the crisp fabric of his suit brushing against her overheated skin

e, she hadn't expected to run into him now. But the heat rippli

her voice shaky. "Mr. Seymour, are y

e unhurried as he carried her out. "Tell me something-what exactly is your relationship wi

erish haze. She forgot that Kendal and Vincent were sworn enemies, her defenses stripped away by the heat burn

l had spent months fighting for. Dropping her relationship

eyes vanished, replaced by sharp amusement. He abandoned any thoughts of taking her to the hospital

better... let me go... or Vincent won't spare you..." Her voice tr

s throat. "Is that so? I'd actually love to s

carried her straight into the men's r

r spine. A shudder rippled through her, and before she

her trembling body, while his other hand tilted h

fragile-like a rose still glistening w

etty move to humiliate Vincent now twisted into something

, he looked at Caroline and

rld had blurred into shadows and breath, and all she could feel

th away, a low, frigid voice sliced

ession hardening the moment he met

heir silence carrying the

a mocking smile, "cutting in like th

ed with his jaw in a single, brutal arc, sendi

roline's body tilted forw

g around her waist to steady her b

allow as her trembling fingers tugged restlessl

He slipped off his jacket, draping it gently ove

wall, his voice cutting through the chaos like a blad

his presence radiating sharp, unshakable authority. "Ma

p with deliberate ease. His gaze lingered on Caroline's flushed face,

thick with menace, but before the standoff could

second. He scooped her into his

heir retreating figures with a storm of conf