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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cares about you or not? I'll admit it, though-I used to be pretty blind

couldn't even tell if someone's

used me, and I

I was really

handing my heart to you, letting you

wrist, his eyes burning

to kill

He wasn't blind.

He'd seen it all.

murderous rage-I wanted him dead, and

his gaze, steady. "Yeah. I

to hide it. I

mocking, with an

in his voice made

was he sad about?

me, used me, faked his

me.

he stands there looking all tragic? Please. Give me a

his shirt sleeves where they'd

"So, what now, Yvonne?"

shot him a look. "What do you

soulful eyes of his still

once upon a time, I'd fallen for those

he was gone, every time I remembered

at me, I convinced

was something genuine there.

he came back,