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Then he turned around

And all hopes for a sone

Dead in the water

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Souys I'd dated—well, not dated so much as fucked—had called e description for a uy in front of eous, sure Hot, absolutely But those words seemed completely inadequate Beautiful just… worked

At a basic level, the guy was a couple inches taller than me which put him around the six two or six three mark He was heavier too but not heavy like soo to when I was looking for anonymous sex Even with the poor cut of his efficient suit, there was no doubting that every part of his physique was rock hard and perfect He had the kind of ym

Dark, almost black eyes were framed by thick lashes and brows His hairback and forth betweenhis head underneath the harsh overhead lights My cock was already on high alert but it was ut that twisted almost painfully when the man smiled at me His full lips revealed the only flaw that I had yet to find One slightly crooked front tooth Then there was his jawline which was covered in a healthy dose of scruff that I could practically feel scraping along my side as he nuzzled my…

That was as far as ot because the un from it There wasn't even a modicum of hesitation on his part when he aimed it directly at me

I'd always had this strange thought that when I died, it would somehow be different for me than what other people had always claimed… that they saw their lives flash in front of their eyes in those last fewI'd have any interest in thinking about would've been my past, but that was exactly what happened when my eyes connected with the barrel of the weapon Every pitiful moment, every harsh failure, every potent triumph… they were all there

It was too much and too little all at once

I felt cheated

Cheated by the shitty life I'd been handed but even et to see hoould turn out

"Do I have your attention now, Mr Archer?" the un trained on me

I heard Siotten about his presence until that very moment My mind spun with the layout of the office I couldn't tell exactly where Siive hiun to explode out of ht I could only hope the move would shield Sih to make a run for my office and lock himself inside the bathroom when the maniac in front of me finally took his shot

"Yes," I said "How can I help you, Mr Falkov?" I asked as calmly as I could I held et

The man's eyes moved seamlessly between me and what I could only assume was Sier's gaze, though I would've expected his eyes to be either angry or dead, not so people, reading situations, but the man in front of me… I couldn't read him Not even to save my life And if I couldn’t read him, I couldn’t adapt to him I almost choked on the fear and helplessness that consumed me

"You have four security cameras in this room alone One over each of my shoulders and one over each of yours," the man announced I'd hoped he hadn’t noticed the to use that infore I could bluff with the best of theood if they are all turned off," my stomach fell out

Fuck

How the hell could he have known that? The entire building ired with cameras, but I'd insisted that the ones in my office suite be turned off because they'd made me feel penned in

"Just like the camera in your office and over your assistant’s desk"