“Oh, you’re such a fine man,” she sang, voice thick with alcohol and admiration, her gaze lifting to his with a sloppy kind of awe. Darien’s brows drew together, a faint grimace tugging at his lips. Fine man? The words landed oddly. No one had ever said that to him—not to his face. People described him as powerful, brilliant, ruthless. Never fine. Before he could process the absurdity of it, she did something else—something that froze him in place. Her hand reached up and brushed his face. Every muscle in his body went taut. The warmth of her touch was light, almost trembling, but it burned through his composure like fire through ice. “Oh no, no, no,” Zee murmured, her tone soft and pleading. “Don’t do that. Don’t frown.” Her fingertips moved over his brows, smoothing the lines away as though she had every right to. “Fine men don’t frown,” she whispered, smiling to herself as if proud of her handiwork. Darien stood motionless, staring down at her. Her eyes were glossy and unfocuse
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