The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 14 Tangled Breaths, Swelling Heat

“Sh*t!”

“Who the hell wants to die tonight?!”

The tattooed man and his crew were furious. Whoever was outside had clearly ruined their mood. Their expressions darkened in unison as they turned to the door like a pack of cornered beasts ready to pounce and tear apart their prey.

Lily didn’t let the opportunity slip.

Taking advantage of their distraction, she bit down on her tongue again, drawing blood–and with it, a sliver of strength.

She didn’t hesitate. She scrambled up and made a desperate dash toward the window.

The second floor wasn’t too high, but it wasn’t low either.

Jumping might hurt–possibly a lot if she landed wrong.

But if the people at the door were part of the same crew, her nightmare would only get worse.

This was her one chance. She couldn’t hesitate.

She shoved the window open and launched herself out!

Bang!

The door burst open just as Simon stormed into the room–just in time to see Lily leap out the window into the night.

“Lily!”

The sight made Simon’s heart lurch.

He didn’t waste a second. He barked orders for his men to handle the situation inside while he bolted

down the stairs.

Funny how fate worked. He had just happened to be passing through that commercial street tonight.

As he and his men were leaving the area, he spotted Lily in the distance–being shoved into the back of a

van.

He wasn’t known for being kindhearted.

In fact, he hated meddling in other people’s business–especially Lily’s.

But for some reason, the image of that van door slamming shut left him with an uncomfortable feeling. After hesitating for just a second, he ordered his driver to follow them.

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“Lily, are you insane?!”

He caught up with her in the alley and found her limping, one hand bracing against the wall as she tried to

escape.

her staggering figure, the more

shot her a glare of disgust, then strode forward and tossed her effortlessly into

“Simon?”

didn’t expect to see

had managed to land from the second–floor jump without breaking any bones–but she’d

that at her current pace, she’d be

her body was growing by the second. If she were dragged back into that motel room, the drugs would overwhelm her and make her do something she’d never be able to forgive herself

hated her guts. There was no chance he’d ever want to touch her. In a strange way, being

raspy, she said, “Can you take me

He just gave her a cold glance and

stayed quiet,

the cold air would help her shake off

Her head was spinning

never once giving

under the drug’s influence, she couldn’t stop

hard, trying to stay

entire bottle of pills down her throat.

repeating to herself: There’s no man here. Just a

lower myself to

wasn’t taking her

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the thugs. He

None. He even found

while driving, he kept stealing glances at her through

revealing the graceful line of her neck and delicate collarbones. Her

had drugged

watched her with her eyes squeezed shut, long lashes trembling, lips flushed and parted. His throat

“So damn hot…”

her whisper,

skin–light, almost imperceptible–drifted through the air like a spell, teasing

“Lily, shut up!”

voice was getting under his skin,

clearly. She was losing the ability

in the car wasn’t a dog—it

she wanted one

even care if the guy was ugly, if he charged money, or had a horrible body–anything to make this heat

at a hotel and let her

seeing her like this, alone in a room, he couldn’t be

What if she jumped?

on the 16th floor–not the

then decided to take

top hotel belonged to the Bale family. He didn’t want a scandal

That’s the

“Lily…”

to the villa, stopping

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to tell her to get out when she suddenly leaned forward and grabbed the back of his