The whiskey did nothing. He could drink an entire bottle and still feel her, Elena pressed into him, hot and wet and begging as though her body had only ever belonged to him. It was in his blood now, carved into his nerves, clawing into his sanity.And she was right there. Across the glittering ballroom, clung to Adrian’s side, smiling too brightly, her lips brushing his cheek in a way that made Roth’s gut twist. Her dress clung indecently to her curves, the very same body he had stripped and devoured only hours ago. Every time she laughed, every time Adrian bent his head toward her, Roth wanted to rip the entire world apart. It was madness, very dangerous. He knew it. But knowing did nothing to stop the fire. That was when Celeste appeared beside him again. “Brooding never did suit you,” she purred, sliding against his arm like silk poured into a shape. Her perfume hit him first; heavy, decadent, and suffocating. It yanked him backward in time, into rooms filled with champagne a
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