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The knowledge of that hurt.
It ached deep inside her but did nothing to change the power of the arousal building between her thighs.
“Is that what you really think?” Anger colored his tone as his head lifted, the blue in his eyes brighter, nearly overtaking the black as he glared down at her.
The anger couldn’t overshadow the hunger in his gaze. It was there: clear, bright and unapologetic.
“Don’t do this to me, Stygian,” she whispered rather than answering the question. “Don’t destroy my life.”
“I could complete it.”
But something warned her that completing it could also destroy it, and that destruction terrified a dark, hidden core of her that she rarely allowed herself to dwell upon.
She was certain she would have had an argument, that she could have come up with one if the elevator hadn’t given a small jerk and resumed its journey downward.
Her feet were settling on the floor and Stygian stepping back from her as the doors slid open to the hotel lobby. A half dozen Breeds were waiting to step inside.
They moved back, their expressions inscrutable, gazes shuttered as they flicked between her and Stygian.
“Excuse me.” Ducking her head, Liza rushed from the elevator and headed for the exit.
“Slow down,” Stygian murmured as he came to her side, keeping pace with her as he placed his palm at the middle of her bare back.
“Why?” Pushing through the doors and striding to the side of the entrance patio, she turned in frustration as she planted her hands on her hips and confronted him. “Why should I? They all knew,” she bit out between clenched teeth. “They all knew we were—” Her lips clamped shut.
Stygian’s lips quirked into a half smile of pure male appreciation as he stared down at her.
“That we wanted each other? Honey, it wouldn’t take Breed senses to figure that out when those doors opened. Anyone with a knowledge of lust would have known it in a microsecond.”
Just what she needed. A reaction to a man that anyone could see in a microsecond.
“Take me home, now.” She had to get away from him.
Oh God, had the link been active?
She hadn’t heard it disconnect after it had reactivated in the suite, seconds after the mass of Breeds had moved away from her.
She didn’t need this.
Raking the fringes of hair that had fallen forward across her face, she turned and stared around the entrance to the hotel.
“Do you have a ride here, or am I walking?” Turning back to him, she swore she could feel the caress of his gaze as it touched her breasts before sliding slowly back to her face.
“We have a ride.” He shrugged before lifting his hand, never taking his eyes off her, and giving a quick backward wave of his fingers.
She couldn’t tear her gaze from his.
She didn’t want to.
As his hand lowered, Liza realized there was something unsettling, yet something so secure in the depths of those black-and-blue eyes.
She was all too aware of the vehicle moving up beside them though and coming to a slow stop.
“Our ride.” Opening the back passenger door, he watched her expectantly.
The SUV was all luxury: black, pure leather seats and a gentle rush of cool air.
Taking the hand he extended her, Liza stepped into the vehicle, settled into the seat and gave a small flinch as the door closed gently.
