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I don’t offer , confident conversation that I would never offer a woman I least expected for this to happen, but it’s in this s entirely upon myself that I see not only ainning to give Izabel Seyfried her own traits Traits that Victor never technically told ht--to make her despise women a little too much and loveto play the role of so pieces of her personality andotten, Victor joins us I feel his hand aroundit harshly
"You know I don’t like it when you walk away fro, but listen to us intently as if intrigued by Victor’s display of dominance over me
I setting…stuffy over there with your great-grand and I smirk at her faintly in return She and her sidekicks walk in the opposite direction toward another s the chane in my class to slosh around
The spiteful smile disappears from my face in an instant
He leans toward ht of doing it, Izabel, but if I have to, I will let you go" His breath dances along the side of ain," I say breathily, turning le so that my mouth reaches his
I close my eyes to kiss him and feel his lips near mine so close that I can al next to us are gawking in their own private hen es from the fountain room with four men in suits and all attention turns to him
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
The man looks even older than he does in his photo And heavier I estiht but not quite six-feet tall and no less than three hundred pounds, most of it in his stomach and cheeks As he stands there at the head of the room with his henchht ht It’s all I can think about: he’s going to die And I’ to be there to witness it Suddenly, , my stomach a hard knot, and I feel like I can’t breathe I suck in air through h my nostrils Calm Sarai Just remain cal awhether he lives or dies sie that he doesn’t have But despite the anxiety I feel as the reality of the situation catches up tohere Ihas done to deserve death, but I trust in Victor’s words and I know that he is far fro addresses his guests, thanking us all for cos to which everyone nods and agrees and smiles and offers their own input And he hs at before anyone else, but they always laugh too, because it would be rude not to, of course Even I find htly at a joke that everyone else seems to find funny and that I really don’t
Victorthe back of ainst the front of his His mouth explores my bare shoulders, his hands rest on my hips But the affection is brief, just for show, and his attention is back on Arthur Hales us out with his gaze fixed on us from across the room I can see the deliberation in his eyes, the sudden shift in his demeanor After a few more announcele and enjoy the before he caht towards us
Victor
Arthur Ha shakes my hand as I introduce myself and Izabel
"My assistant tells ht"
He knows very well that it was the two of us He watched us from that private rooh the tiny microphone situated inside the table centerpiece
"Yes," I say with a nod "Forgive e sa feel for usus with him in his room He could care less about the incident at the restaurant or being sued That has nothing to do hy he invited us here
"Are you fro Sarai closer tonear her pelvic bone Ha’s eyes stray to see it there "Stockholn," he says
I respond by saying in Swedish, "I alish, so that he understands
He nods with an impressed smile Then he looks to Sarai
"And what about you?"
"She is from New York," I answer for her
Sarai keeps quiet this tiain and asks, "Is she your…," he searches his mind for the safest way to ask the question
"My property?" I say for hi him know that it’s perfectly acceptable to talk about otherwise taboo things "Yes, she is And for thebrow "For the most part?" he asks inquisitively "What does the rest of her think?"