Chapter 14

• The car ride to the Rollins Empire was steeped in silence. I kept my gaze fixed on the window as I watched other cars zoom by, my fingers twitching anxiously on my lap. I was in a sparkling nude gown that hugged my curves and had a thigh slit. The heels were uncomfortable since I had never worn such inches, but I had to manage. My hair and makeup were done by a professional and I was sure I looked breathtakingly beautiful, yet somehow I felt paranoid. I refused to look at Seth as he sat beside me.. His reflection in the window was enough—his cold, chiseled jawline, his blue eyes that hardly showed emotion, and a mouth that curved only when cruelty stirred him. I hated that mouth. Hated the things it said. The things it did.
• I swallowed down the lump of desire that stirred as I remembered our practice in the room. I watched him shoot a man in cold blood because of my mistake. He let me escape. That was the only reason. He had calmly pulled the trigger and turned to me like nothing happened. like he didn’t just take a man’s life.
• I had no business feeling desire for such a person