ol

eeply, and I k

om lip, biting just hard enough to make me moan, and then his ton

ody responded like it had been wa

. My core clenched so tightly I swo

How dare you!"

ck followed as Matthew's fist slammed into his jaw, knocking him back a st

my wrist and yan

flaring where his fingers dug into

"How dare you kiss another man in fro

am

ied her like she was his girlfriend, and humiliated me over an

uddenly remember the meaning of shame. I though

do you mean by that? Are you s

l je

g going on between us! Nora's my childhood friend! I care abo

I snapped. "An

ou

date her. We're done, Matthew. I won't let you play w

you saying? You want to break up with me-" Before he could finish, his arm was roughly ripp

asked man, he held Matthew's h

just enough to make Matthew wince, "you he

aced. "Let me go! Do you

d his head, a

ike he was talking

o just lost his favorit

t, kid." His voice dropped low. "Because otherwise,

I saw fear flicker

nt was sa

rs while he played savior to another woman. But now, he was the

, it fe

to trouble because of him. If Matthew found

ly and laid my han

go, and l

t me, eyebr

emember?" I said, meeting his

d lust simmering in his eyes, before he released Matthew w

I could fully process what had just happened, the man turned to me

. "If you go with him, Violet, I swear to God, we're really over! I'll neve

low in his throat, the sound amused. "Don't worry," he calle

me with a smirk.

oded in m

worst part? My body reacted to his words. My thighs cle

rty, and for the first time

had been

ol against my wet skin. Parked in front

epped forward, bowing his head sli

he door shut. He pressed a button, and a partition rose, separating

hter around me. His scen

m, and instant

ind the mask. I finally had the chance to really take a g

scle, chiseled abs, and dark tattoos that curled along his r

d stop myself, and he noticed.

e," I mumbled. "You can drop me off anywhere, as lon

me like I'd said something ab

l an act? Didn't you just he

ing an entirely different l

ainst the car door. My heart thundered in my chest

pity," he said, voice low.

ed. "What...wha

ling gently under my chin, t

and slid up my thigh. I sucked in a breath. He moved slowly, his fingers t

g the shell of my ear before

ed my lips before

uin you,