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?"

15

just blind? Can't tell if someone cares about you or

tell if

you used me, and I kept running

back now, damn, I was really an

end up handing my heart to you, letting you stomp all over

his hand around my wrist, his eyes burning with

really wanted to

He wasn't blind.

He'd seen it all.

him dead, and it

met his gaze,

wasn't about to hide it. I

at that-bitter, almost mocking, with an edge

voice made me press my lips

hell was he sad

me, faked his

me.

all

where they'd

"So, what now, Yvonne?"

look. "What do

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

once upon a time,

every

me, I

was something genuine there.

back, that illusion shattered for