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Chapter One

Lorenzo

I sit back in the barin the scene with the cold gaze of a lion stalking the Savannah

A group of h, one with his shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal a dagger tattoo on his forearm They leer at the woht skirts and low cut tops – grin and giggle and one even flashes a slice of her leg at them

I turn away, shaking my head, and then take a liere, will be here soon He’s never late, but I got here early due to anotherI had close by

There’s a horizontal th of it,the bottle necks The late afternoon sun slants in and catches it, causing the ht up like a rainbow

“Pretty, ain’t it?” a woman says from beside me

I glance at her

She’s stick thin with the sort of cheeks that h up her legs I’m sure I could see her underwear if I bothered to look I catch her gazing ateyes

“Not as pretty as you, though,” she croons, sliding up to the bar

I bite down a scathing remark Even if this wo could never, in a million lifetimes, excite me, she’s still a person and deserves respect

“I’ a small sip of beer

When I choose a woman, it will be for life I want a woman who can bear my children and be a partner, not just a piece of flesh I can pick up and use whenever I want

I want soo gave up on finding her though I know that if I find her, my body will instantly react My seed will leap around inside of er to escape and make a home inside her womb My primal instincts will beat their chest inside ofhis territory

When I look at this woust I’m so used to her type and so bored of it

“I’ll do anything you want, baby,” she goes on, just like I guessed she would “I knohat I’ood”

I shakedown soagainst my skin