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"She’s sogutter How could you want her? All that dark hair tangles and hangs down her back in a disheveled mess and into her eyes All that fake innocence" Marlienoises "Seriously, she eon over the years No polish, no class She’s so short and her boobs are too big to wear designer I’e" She shuddered, and Ha Does she do her nails with a chainsaw? Cut her own hair wearing a blindfold?" Marlie curled her fake claws around his shoulder Hae "Macen, really You’re too sophisticated and smart to prefer that little urchin to a more worldly woman You and I are so alike We make sense Be reasonable, lover"

He’d never punched a wo whore out of his office soon, he’d do just that

Glaring at Marlie with a look that should have turned her to stone, he jerked the phone off his desk and punched in the code for security "I need an escort from my office Now!" He slammed the receiver back down and sucked in a deep breath, his body shaking in rage

Clenching his jaw so tight he thought his teeth ht shatter, he balled his hands into fists "You’re banned from Shadows until hell freezes over But let me be clear Raine is a beautiful woold I don’t knohy, but she actually tried to protect you Christ, I’lad we made her tell the truth Don’t ever darken ain, you miserable cunt!"

"You actually prefer that unkeod, you’re in love with her? Ugh! My opinion of you just went down ten notches That ‘heart of gold’ won’t look so good on your arm since I’ve seen better-dressed women who just crawled out of the projects She wouldn’t know the difference between Versace and Prada if soht She won’t be on your aruess that leaves you all alone" She srabbed his thumb "Have fun with Polly and her four sisters That’s all the sex you’ll be getting because you won’t be getting it fro more than a convenient place to shove s for cock, and the whole fucking club knows it You’re noa proper submissive than I ae just fine without you and your nasty snatch" A condescending seon Monitors appeared in his doorway "Take this trash out and toss her in the dumpster Literally"

Hammer shoved Marlie toward the two men

"With pleasure, boss" A broad smile cracked the stoic face of one DM "Come on, Marlie Looks like you’ve worn out your welcood"

Hammer sucked in a deep breath as he watched thee to knock her flat on her ass It was over Marlie couldn’t hurt Raine again, and he needed to let her know

Stor from his office, he headed toward Lia in the distance At Liaht of that bastard deep inside Raine seared across his mind He was more than happy to interrupt

Iain, louder and harder Finally, the door swung open with such force, Haes

Lia the front of his barely-buttoned trousers as he licked Raine’s glaze fro smile He didn’t speak, just cocked his brow and waited

"Jesus christ!" Hammer mumbled under his breath as the scent of Raine’s essence assaulted his senses His mouth watered, and he ached to push Liam aside and dive face first into her heavenly cunt

Ha to restrain hi smile "I want to speak with Raine"

"No Maybe tomorrow Maybe never We’re busy Fuck off, Ha this, aren’t you? Okay, give her a e for me Tell her that Marlie won’t ever lay another hand on her She’s been physically removed froh for Raine to hear--along with eon

From the room behind him, he heard a chorus of applause

Then Hammer backed away To his surprise, Liam followed hi his ar back here for you, so a this bullshit? No, not a lot" He cocked his head to the side "Isn’t it that time of year for you to visit New York and pay your respects to Juliet?" He dug into his pocket and flipped his keys in Ha at your place You can stay at ure I owe you"

Hammer palmed the keys "Well, free rent doesn’t co Raine"

"You had six years, and all you did was bloody tear her apart Are you going to begrudge her some affection?" His eyes narrowed "Because you’re not the one dishing it out?"

Hauet back fro as she wants to stay, we’ll be here And trustanywhere either Can you deal with that?"

Fuck no "Oh, I can deal It will take someone better than you to truly be competition," he sneered, then turned and walked away

Chapter 14

Raine scraht every word by pressing her ear to the door, but enough to get the gist Haht, as well as banned her

She shook her head Lia as she wanted Maybe that wasn’t smart Hammer would always have a piece of her He would always be a te him every day wouldn’t be easy, especially since he and Liam were at odds over her But so much of her heart now seeered his way toward her and stripped off his pants to reveal a body that made her catch her breath