The Rival’s Contract Wife
The bright neon lights from the canopy illuminated her face perfectly.
Killian’s breath hitched in his chest. Valerie.
"Sir, don't get close!" the assistant warned instantly, panic rising in his voice. "Remember your condition! You can't touch anyone, it will trigger the reaction! Let me call security—"
Killian ignored him entirely. A strange, powerful urge overrode his every survival instinct. He reached down, grabbed the edge of his right glove, and ripped it off, throwing it into the rain. Then, he tore off the left.