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Damien swallowed. "It was an oversight. We thought…""An oversight?" Ryan’s voice dropped to a whisper. "You don’t get paid to think. You get paid to know."Damien’s face drained of color. “We’re fixing the blind zones.”“Too late. She was almost assaulted because of your oversight.”"Sir, please un
The morning after, Ryan stood in his private office, back turned to the wall of glass that framed the skyline like a portrait. But he didn’t see the city.Jade stood silently by the desk, arms crossed, watching the slow rise and fall of his boss’s shoulders."Tell me he's still alive," Ryan said qui
Elena shuddered and arched into him, needy whimpers escaping her lips. Ryan's mouth was hot and insistent against her throat. He dotted more cream along her chest to bare her breasts. They were rosy tipped and begging for his attention. Ryan licked a slow circle around one nipple before drawing it i
The morning sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Ryan’s penthouse, painting the room in golden hues. Elena stirred, her body still heavy with sleep, her limbs tangled in silk sheets. She reached out, expecting to find the familiar warmth of Ryan beside her, but the bed was empty.She
Ryan’s nose brushed the shell of her ear. “You’re mine, and I protect what’s mine.”She pressed her face into the crook of his neck, clinging to him like a lifeline."He made you cry," he murmured against her lips. “You don’t even know what I’ll do to him for making you cry.”He carried her into the
Ryan froze, chest heaving. Blood was smeared on his knuckles, his shirt ripped at the cuff. Brandon slumped to the floor, unconscious. He stared at Brandon’s unconscious body, then slowly turned to Elena.“You okay?” he asked hoarsely, his hands trembling as they cupped her face.Elena nodded, her o