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She understood, of course she did Now it allhe’d done the first night they’d been together She was the broken wo his desires to use pain with pleasure Well, she would stop that sort of thought in its tracks “It’s not on ?”

He frowned “I’ve told you why”

Frustrated, she watched him while his narrowed eyes stared back at her Kyler had been determined to see all of her, but she was determined to know the real hihly

What happened with Rory happened, but she wanted—no, craved—those delicious smacks on her ass The firmness in his touches The unleashed passion on her body “I have no say in this?”

“None” Then he looked to her arers across her wrist “Your tattoo is pretty What does it mean to you?”

She allowed the change in subject, since she wasn’t getting anywhere Soon, she’d have to get this probleh she realized in Club Sin that would never happen His say His choice All on his tereon was another story entirely, and a woet what she wanted “How do you know —it could just be a flower?”

He smiled, and all traces of tension erased from his features “I haven’tsymbolic”

Like your dragon tattoo

“It’s a lotus flower,” she replied with her heart clenching “There are actually only four vines that all link together, which represent my family But it just looks like ned it”

Raising his brows, Kyler traced over the vines and then ray lotus flower on her inner wrist “It’s beautiful, and I think it’s perfect” His gaze lifted and his s into a beautiful life out of the dark”

How did he get her so well, as if his mind were linked to hers? As if he knew her better than she knew herself so to reply, when another voice said, “Well, now, I see you have been taking very good care of my assistant”

Ice coated her veins “Oh, no” She gasped, atte to pull the blankets over her head to hide

Kyler gripped the blanket and said with a stern voice, “No hiding, Ella”

Begrudgingly, she turned to Aidan and her sto there”

Arms crossed, Aidan smiled “Hello, Ella”