lyn'

ead and pleaded, "Mr. Bradley,

early didn't care whether I lived or died

!" I c

n's chest and begged in a choked whisper, "He'll kill me. He'll let his f

is gentlemanly nature finally kicked in? Was he rea

ed, and the do

d to flee and h

bbed the back of my head and press

ul asked in

ned. I was terrified

ed flatly, "What are

ought she might've come back to her room, but it was empty. She won't answer her pho

alized I'd run int

ed inside made me cringe with embarrassment. At th

ly. "Just keep your voice down

Paul's suspicious star

silently prayed that he

ggestive tone. "Fine. Enjoy yourself.

. He just guided me

her voice came from the hallway. It belong

said, sounding sl

you with my mot

e'd been drinking tonight, and she thought this might be

et out a dirty laugh. "Unless you want to join them. You

alked away, but cold sweat had alre

ey, the Godmother of the Bradley family. Using that to my advantage woul

urage, reached up, and kissed the underside

and studied me closely w

one-sided it was

mess I was. My hair was tangled, my lipstick was smeared, and one corner of my

before throwing me out. Instead, he bent down, lifted m

rip wasn't tight enough to choke me, but

d, "Roselyn, lie to me, and I'll toss y

roat stirred a strange excitement i

n't," he said. Hi

gether in a haze of brutal passi

again, the spot beside

ast night," I muttered to myself as

and changed into the fresh clothes waiting at the foot of the be

nd. They handled all their business within those walls, inc

ly an ordinary assistant who sorted throug

spent the entire ni

with the files I'd organized when

ight before. His eyes were completely blood

I was the one Dylan had bent over and

ppearance, and then calmly met

d over and stopped just inches from me. "What d

ious. His pride just wouldn't let

d you last night, Mr. Bra

to end things!

I shook my head. "You never

e did, he never would've wanted to record us ha

he conversation, so

il you tell me what's g

, his hand snagged the scarf around my neck and pulled it off.

eck before erupting. "You cheated

ne turned to stare at us with no

already broken up, Paul! I can

rage when he snarled, "Roselyn, I swear, I'll find the basta

top of the grand staircase. The murm

fit him perfectly, and his hair was ne

nning to kill?" he asked