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"I gave you options," he pointed out "That’s hardly black you a favor but since you don’t seem inclined to accept my offer then we’ll carry on and you can re, word is after the showing your posse is having a post exhibit celebratory dinner and if you’re here you’ll be expected to attend"

She couldn’t control the panicked, deer-in-the-headlights look she knew flashed on her face and it only served to further annoy the fuck out of her that he could always get a rise out of her when her ehtly under control They had to be in her line of work

"I’ satisfaction

"Asshole," she muttered

In a show of unexpected--and rare--consideration, he propelled her to the far end of the roo and there she found she was incorrect about no one else dancing Why that relieved her she wasn’t sure but then she hardly wanted all eyes on her and Sterling if they were the only ones dancing

Wordlessly he pulled her into his arth so their dance was entirely casual, he ignored that just like he ignored everything else about her unless it suited his purposes

She found herself locked against a very hard, very aggressive, aroused h that was kind of difficult when she could feel the ih his slacks and the sheer ainst her belly and freaked the hell out of her Wade Sterling turned on by her? Or because of her Or with her Whatever the hell it was Maybe he was one of those guys who thrived on adversity and got turned on at inappropriate ti to do with her at all Maybe any feot laid in a while And then she nearly snorted at that idea This was a er to have his choice of pussy

Sing the knot that had for she could wipe at the sheen of perspiration at her forehead, she fixed her gaze on Sterling’s shoulder, refusing to meet his eyes She did not want to see whatever was reflected there She was sure she wouldn’t like it

"So do tell, if you couldn’t coive Gracie that I couldn’t co to not hurt her feelings by telling her I was here but had to leave?" she asked skeptically

"Look atover her skin until she shivered It was a co co the to be one of his mindless minions who took orders and obeyed without question

Instead of ain, he moved one of his arms from around her and cupped her chin with his hand and forced it in his direction, tilting it upward so he could see into her eyes and vice versa Still refusing, she lowered her lids, staring doard even though her head was angled upward and her chin was still in his firrip