ng man, trying to pull the

in her hair, holdin

ulled back, his c

r lips, waiting

e corner of her mouth, her eyes were

lat against his chest

, smoothing the fro

thumb, she wiped the smea

rada clutch from th

oom, offering a polite

orrow. I need to get home. H

through Ansel

and up, to follow her

is own palms, he forced

, his face a mas

to bring the car

not look b

or, her heels clicking softly un

r clicked shu

m instantly felt t

t a nervous,

trained well, Ansel. She

d not lo

unbuttoned the top two bu

eede

f-empty glass of bou

rd, he flick

h the air, splashing directly on

, letting out a h

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stoo

o frame towered

t say a s

ax, his boots hitting the flo

out of the

burned red wi

napkin and stormed out int

and walk away!" Bryan

lway wa

s cast long shadows

ps, reaching his hand out

d faster than Br

and grabbed the knot

knuckles scraping brutally against the rough moldin

wood-paneled wall w

knocked out o

led an inch o

rearm directly again

lazy, arrogan

e, unhinged rage, tu

his nose was inches

e to me," Ansel whispered, his vo

s stil

forearm harder a

ted to turn a dar

her direction, I will personally see to it that y

es bulged

's arm, making a wet, choking

room doo

roze, his eyes wide as he

Sterling'

ith absolute disgust

carpet like a broken doll

it pocket and pulled out

the handkerchief as if he

ty cloth directly

it jacket and walked toward the pri