Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 780

No way...

Was it that suffocating cloud of smoke when I opened the door?

God, what a cheap trick.

I've been around the block, seen every dirty play in the book. But Dan? This bastard's got a whole new level of low.

He strode over, long legs eating up the space between us.

The pressure he gave off made it hard to breathe. Instinctively, I stepped back.

"What-what do you want?"

Shit! Was he really going to pull the same crap as he did at The Night Owl? Was he going to tear me apart all over again?

"If you even try, you jerk, I swear, this time I'll kill you. No more mercy."

"Mercy?" Dan let out a bitter laugh when he heard that.

He sat on the edge of the bed and yanked me into his arms. "Yvonne, you really think you went easy on me that night?"

You came at me with a damn SWAT team, totally caught me off guard.

And when you made your move, you sure as hell didn't hold back. You were out for blood.

I glared at him, cold as steel. "What do you think?"

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tell if someone cares about you or not? I'll admit it, though-I used to be

couldn't even tell if someone's feelings were real

so blind I didn't see how many times you used me, and

damn, I

to you, letting you stomp all over it

clamped his hand around my wrist, his eyes burning with a

really wanted to kill me that

He wasn't blind.

He'd seen it all.

him dead, and it

met his gaze, steady. "Yeah.

hide it.

at that-bitter, almost mocking, with an edge

voice made

the hell was he sad about? Was he acting for

who played me, used me, faked his own death just to get away

me.

all tragic? Please.

where

"So, what now, Yvonne?"

look. "What do you

me, those dark, soulful eyes of his still carrying that fake tenderness, even

had to admit, once upon a time, I'd fallen for those eyes.

gone, every time I remembered the

me,

was something genuine there.

back, that illusion shattered