Chapter 223 I met his gaze, forcing my eyes to hold a look of profound, willing submission—the exact opposite of the defiant doctor he feared. I pushed every memory of Lucian, Nathan, of love, of dignity, into the deepest, darkest vault of my mind. For this moment, I was only a desperate tool, and my body was the weapon. He slammed the door shut, locking it with a sharp, echoing thunk, and then tossed the key onto the metal table, letting it slide with a metallic scrape that sounded like a final judgment. “I only got two, Doctor,” he rasped, his voice thick with lust, stepping toward me with the focused intensity of a starving animal. “But that’s all we need for an hour. Right?” “More than enough, Thomas,” I murmured, my voice low and husky, pushing the tremor of disgust out and allowing only the velvet smoothness of false desire to remain. I let my eyes trail slowly down his body, lingering on the bulge of his jeans. I straightened my posture, allowing the tattered mate
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