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Dangerous Flirtation

Author: Evermore
last update publish date: 2026-07-31 22:02:34

Dominic’s lips lingered against the back of Evelyn’s knuckles for one second too long before he released her hand, straightening his posture with deliberate, unhurried grace.

Evelyn pulled her hand back toward her lap, her palm pressing hard against the deep green wool of her dress. The skin where his mouth had touched felt strangely cold under the dining room's overhead chandelier.

"You look remarkably like your mother, Evelyn," Dominic said softly, his pale grey eyes sweeping over her featu
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  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    The Cold Front

    The silver Maybach pulled up to the penthouse private garage at six-thirty that evening.Evelyn was sitting on the velvet sofa in the main living room, a notebook resting on her knees. She had spent the last three hours mapping out her sister's upcoming physical therapy schedule alongside her own remote work assignments for the logistics firm. Her fever had completely cleared, leaving only a faint tiredness in her shoulders.When the front door clicked open, Evelyn stood up, closing her notebook. "Julian? I told Mrs. Gable we could set the dining—"Julian walked past the foyer without looking at her.He didn't slow his stride, nor did he drop his leather briefcase onto the entry table as he usually did. He was wearing a charcoal three-piece suit, his necktie tightened perfectly to his collar, his expression completely blank. He looked as distant and unreachable as the day she had signed the contract in his corporate office."Julian?" she called out again, stepping out into the hallway

  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    Victoria's Staged Photo

    The air in the bedroom froze as Julian’s fingers held Evelyn’s wrist in place.His eyes were completely clear, the heavy fog of sleep evaporating the exact millisecond his instincts took over. He didn't let go immediately. He stared at her, his pulse thumping steadily against the inside of his own palm where he gripped her skin."What are you doing?" Julian’s voice was rough, gravelly from disuse, but the edge in it was sharp enough to cut glass.Evelyn swallowed hard, her tongue feeling like sandpaper against the roof of her mouth. She tried to pull her wrist back, but his fingers remained locked around her tendons like iron bands."You had a hair in your eyes," Evelyn said. Her voice cracked slightly on the second word. She hated how weak she sounded, how small she felt lying under the heavy duvet with an IV tube taped to the back of her left hand. "I was just... moving it."Julian stared at her for two long seconds. Slowly, deliberately, he opened his fingers and released her wrist

  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    Morning Softness

    The morning sun filtered pale and weak through the heavy gray drapes of the guest suite, casting a cool slant of light across the hardwood floor. Evelyn’s eyelids felt heavy, sticking together as she slowly blinked against the brightness. The burning heat behind her eyes was gone, replaced by a dull, lingering ache at the base of her neck. Her mouth tasted stale, like copper and cheap aspirin, but her lungs moved clearly for the first time in two days. She tried to turn onto her side, but a dull tug on the back of her left hand stopped her. A clear plastic tube ran from a clear bag hanging on a steel pole down to a strip of clear medical tape on her skin. Beside the bed, an empty glass of water rested on a small plastic tray next to three foil pill packets and a digital thermometer displaying 98.6 degrees. Evelyn shifted her weight slightly, and the mattress creaked under her hip. Sitting in the high-backed armchair pulled right up against the edge of the mattress was Julian. Hi

  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    The Sick Night

    The Maybach ride back from the Metropolitan Museum passed in a gray blur. Evelyn sat huddled against the leather door, her chin resting heavy against her chest. The ten-million-dollar yellow diamond necklace felt like a fifty-pound lead weight around her collarbone. Her eyelids were burning, hot and dry, while a dull, rhythmic throb hammered behind her left temple. When Marcus opened the car door in the penthouse underground garage, Evelyn stood up too fast. The concrete floor tilted violently under her heels, forcing her to grab the edge of the car frame to steady herself. "Mrs. Vance?" Marcus asked, reaching out a gloved hand. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine," Evelyn muttered, her throat feeling like sand. "Just tired." Julian walked ahead, his long strides taking him toward the private elevator without looking back. He was already on his phone, snapping out orders about tomorrow’s six-o'clock European equity call. By the time Evelyn made it into the guest suite, her knees were t

  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    Outbidding the Enemy

    The collective intake of breath across the grand ballroom sounded like a sudden wind sweeping through paper. The auctioneer stood frozen at the podium, his mouth opened wide, his wooden gavel hovering two inches above the sound block. The overhead floodlights reflected off the sweat glistening on his forehead as he stared down at the front VIP table. "Ten... ten million dollars?" the auctioneer choked out into his microphone, his voice cracking slightly on the second word. Beside him, the foundation director nearly dropped his leather ledger. Flashbulbs erupted in a blinding, chaotic wave from the media gallery along the east wall. The shutter clicks sounded like a frantic mechanical swarm as reporters scrambled over velvet ropes to get a clear angle of Julian Vance. Dominic Cross’s smirk vanished entirely. The color drained from his face, leaving his sharp jawline looking carved from grey chalk. His bidding paddle remained suspended in his right hand, suddenly feeling useless and

  • Yours By Contract, Claimed By Fate    The Auction Battle

    Julian stared at the broken glass at his feet for a long, silent beat. His throat moved in a hard swallow before he slowly raised his head, his dark eyes tracing the razor-sharp gold line of her neck down to the open back of her dress. He didn't mention the champagne. He didn't ask where she had gotten the fabric. "Clean that up," Julian said roughly to Mrs. Gable, his voice low and tight. He stepped over the wet floorboards, grabbed his coat from the rack, and held the front door open for Evelyn without meeting her gaze. "The Maybach is waiting." An hour later, the grand ballroom of the Metropolitan Museum was packed to capacity. Dozens of high-society figures, board members, and corporate investors moved under the towering arched ceilings, their laughter mingling with the soft strumming of a live string quartet. Flashbulbs went off continuously near the entrance, where photographers fought for angles along the velvet rope line. Victoria Sterling stood near the main bar in a sle

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