ied steadying himself, but his hands wouldn't stay still. His fingers

e, unfamiliar heat, a raw ache clawing through his veins.

he sa

st her cheeks, lips parted slightly, soft and inviting. The neckline of her dress gaped open, rev

this i

sion, dragging him closer until he was above her, caging her in. H

the ache that pulsed inside her. A low whimper escaped her lips as she clutched at his chest,

iss deepened, turning savage, wild. His hands trembled as they

ncy, the drug in her veins stripping a

whispered, voice breathless

red the last ba

ce surging where restraint had once lived. His weight covered her, his

in to the cold air. Her lashes fluttered, half-blind in the dark, unable to make

the sharp

wing at his back in instinctive resistance. Yet the drug twisted even this-t

between resistance and surrender. Her lips sought his

Stop. Stop this... But the fire only grew hotter, a

med questions-Who is this man? Was he part of Aria's scheme?-but her body no longer

m his shoulder,falling

of his body and the pounding of her own franti

xt mor

her fingers pressing against her temple. The fog in her head slowly cleared, and with it, flashes of las

ely, searching the co

ght..." she whispered

eneath her, sharp pain stabbing through her body. Her breath caught

or bur

et followed-both stiff, their eyes wide with horror as they took in the scene: Julian di

sed her hand and slapped Julian across the face. The sharp sti

es widening in disb

back in this family, and you're already dragging our name through the

oncern. "I'm sure sister was just drunk. She didn't mean to sleep with some... rand

unned. "Aria-you know th

uch a thing? After everything... I was the one who called Mum and Dad here because I was w

Do you know what shame you've brought to this family? D

ice cracked. "You have to

e a blade. "From today, you're no longer my daughter. You'll be sent abroad-you wo

followed, her face twis

n, her chest heaving with broken sobs. The people she had longed for, the

laugh broke

believe me over you. Damian will always be mine. And you-" she crouched closer,

ed. "You... how coul

irk deepening. "Because it's easy.

last night, sis. I made sure the man was... wild. The kind who

racked, rage and humiliat

triumphant smirk. "Sis, you will always live in m

oor as she left, her laughter ec

d, tears streaming, her body