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The hotel hallway was dim. Nyx looked down at her cheap, dusty gown and sniffed the headache–inducing perfume, wanting to crawl into a hole. If she could, she really should’ve found a crack to slip into.

The guy shouting her name was her agent, tearing through the place looking for her, even roping in some waitstaff to help. He’d find her soon. If he caught her, she’d be gift–wrapped and sent to some big shot’s bed tonight.

A deal between a pimp and a tycoon–she was a nobody starlet and had no say.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Williams, I’ll find her! She can’t get far. Yes, yes, she’s a bit wild, but she’s gorgeous, clean–a blank slate. You said it yourself–taming a wild horse is the fun part!” said the agent.

Her agent was on the phone, groveling to someone higher up, laughing like a suck–up.

The footsteps got closer. Nyx’s heart pounded like a drum. She tried to stand and run farther, but her body wouldn’t move. She slumped on the floor, cursing the soap–opera plot in her head..

That damn agent had drugged her too. Her emotions spiked, and a weird heat surged through her. Her face flushed, her mind dulled, and she couldn’t fight it. A big shadow loomed over her.

Like a startled bird, she shrank back, her messy hair swinging aside, revealing a stunning, delicate face. Their eyes met, and both froze.

“Little mermaid.” Nyx’s brain was mush. Staring up at that familiar face, she forgot where she was, blurting out a nickname she used to tease her male privately.

beet red. “Little what?” He didn’t catch that her mumble, but

him that rudely, he was dead sure he wouldn’t have let it slide, guy or girl. But staring at this

you sitting here?” he asked, trying to keep it together and look calm and collected,

pulling herself up. But she clearly

in a flash. Panicking, Seafarion reached out on

was light, barely a burden. But the guy underneath her acted like he was under a ton of pressure–stiff as a board,

never been this

and soft, radiating this weird heat that felt contagious, spreading to him fast. She reeked of

screamed at Seafarion to shove this random stranger off him right that second. But after hesitating forever, he ended up peeling off his suit jacket, draping it over her,

floor of the hotel had just one suite–Seafarion’s private spot. The trip back to his room had never

endless.

a thin shirt, but the heat wouldn’t quit. He kept telling himself over and over

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to rest, then get a doctor to check her out. Once she woke

went blank the second a wet kiss landed on his Adam’s apple–then it was game over, no

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as she’d thought–she was mostly clear–headed now. But since Heavenly Law’s cheesy drama had set the stage this far, not going with the

His eyes

advantage of her. His good upbringing made him push back hard, dodging her gaze, squirming like crazy to avoid crossing that line. Too bad Nyx had the “not sober” excuse to lean on–she had plenty of

day. Thick curtains blocked out almost all the sunlight, making

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