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Scowling, she exhaled heavily; anger flushed her cheeks turning her skin from cream to roses Her eyes darted around the space--over my shoulder, at the statues, toward the stairs Every flick of her gaze cut hts

Goddammit, look intointo soet otherwise

"If you’re looking for a weapon you won’t find one, and I doubt you’re strong enough to throw a fifty kilo statue at ree to a suive you back your blade"

She froze as deliberations played over her face "Let ht You want to pay h you own a et any woman into bed if you actually learned some tact and charm" Her perfect pouty lips quirked into half a smile "Rather sad when I think about it Shame I don’t sleep with men out of pity or for money or for any reason so shut up and letat her condescending half s me Half smiles were lazy They were fake Either s soul or don’t bother

Probably why I hadn’t ser frothed in ames

"I don’t just want any wo me around Name your price and I’ll pay it"

Iclub, but I hadn’t shared my bed with anyone Sure, I’d fucked before, but never had the responsibility or pleasure of sleeping beside another To sleep with son of ultimate trust To be defenceless in the presence of another? No It wasn’t an option witha word

"Give in This is one business transaction I’ll win, dobycha"

"Whatever you’re calling reen fire "Don’t call ard of my request stoked y I wanted this wo--untouchable

My eyes fell to her breasts, rising and falling rapidly "This could’ve been so siive you pleasure while takingthe tightness in s in ht the worse it gets"

I ht The intense spark between us returned like a lightning bolt, whizzing and searing, turning hts to listened, ry flush faded only to be replaced with colour full of erotic need I dropped my hand from her chin to her breast

She froze even as her back arched, forcinglust in her eyes, and I forgot how to fucking breathe as I fondled her, completely consuues of hoet she’d be, how soft she’d feel, hoeet she’d taste

I couldn’t take it anymore "I’ll pay you one hundred thousand dollars"

Her mouth plopped wide; she didn’t breathe

I had a sudden psychotic urge to kiss her Every second I spent touching her broughtme from the bones and ashes of my past She was aer I’d take her over the balcony in full view of the fighters below if she refused Closing my eyes briefly, II needed "Please…"

Zel sucked in a shaky breath, her breast still hot in my hand "One hundred thousand dollars? To do what exactly?"

I had no idea

Suck s to you Let me touch you Fuck you

A plan formed rapidly in my head I could keep her for a certain aive

"One month You’d stay here With ht of her sleeping beside me Precautions would have to be taken, but it was doable