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"Isuggest you go in there before my uncle takes it further.Yourgorgeous face won't survive in jail longer than a week."
Damon'smouth twisted into a devious, wolfish grin. "Gorgeous?"
"Thatwas your takeaway from whatIsaid?"
Damonpushed off the wall, eating the distance between us with a few long strides.Hefaced me, bracing his hands against the wall on either side of my head.Themove was unexpected.Thebig hallway suddenly felt small, andIwas hyperaware of the large frame towering over my petite one.Iunwillingly scanned the limited space between us before schooling my features.
"Youshould go in there and set the record straight,"Isuggested.
Damondidn't heed the advice. "YouthinkI'mgorgeous,Ambani?"
Menand their egos. “Accordingto the standard definition of beauty in our society, yes.Youhave desirable qualities.Doesthat make you happy to hear?”
Damon'ssteely gaze moved over my face. "Mostdefinitely.Whatare my otherdesirablequalities?"Theway his lips moved to enunciatedesirablechanged the meaning of the word.Wasthis the sameDamonMaxwellwho’d never made the mistake of glancing my way?
“Yourfacial structures are proportionally balanced and symmetrical.Straightnose, high cheekbones, generous lips.”Mygaze rested on his lips for a moment.
Darknessboiled in his eyes, butIcouldn’t decipher what it meant.Icleared my throat.Insteadof taking the hint and stepping back, he leisurely perused my body as if taking mental photos.Hiseyes slid down my face, neck, chest.Thechiseled face showed no remorse as he lewdly ogled me.Aroguish smile played on his lips, andIknew he was reliving the events from this evening.Somehow, it was cruder than the actual act.
Theunnerving gaze was meant to intimidate me.However, if he expected a reaction,Ihad none to show him.Indistinctthreats from the office spilled into the hallway during our imaginary stand-off.Thewall clock ticked away, and our harsh breaths worked in unison.
"Youcan stop this fight with one simple word…"
Damonpurposely leaned forward, the spicy notes in his cologne rendering me speechless. “Whydid you agree to a threesome with a stranger?”
Isearched his expression for traces of humor.Howin the hell could that matter in the face of attempted murder? “Whydid you?”Icountered.
“Ihad my reasons.”
“Ditto.”
“You’reyoung,” he observed in an accusatory manner. “Sophiemust’ve tricked you into it.”
“Isthat why you kicked her out of the room?No.Thathappened before you found out it was me.Whydid you kickSophieout?”
“Idon’t like sharing.”
“Comingfrom a guy who agreed to a threesome.”
“Ididn’t like sharingyou,” he specified, causing my brows to rise. “Whydid you agree to a threesome?” he repeated the question.
“Lotsof people experiment in college.”
Amuscle clenched in his jaw. “Didyou agree to it because you were interested inSophie?”
Ishouldn’t show my hand, but something in his scrutiny told me not to lie. “No,”Ianswered truthfully. “Itwas a meaningless experiment.”
Theanswer did the trick.Hisfeatures visibly relaxed. “Good.”Hebrushed a thumb against my cheek. “Becauseyou are done with her.”Damonleaned in.Hisfive o’clock shadow grazed my cheek, lips ghosting over my skin as he wrapped his arms around my waist.Heatemanated from the big, muscular body, blocking the cool air from the vent above my head.
“What’reyou doing?”Iasked, noting an unfamiliar croak in my tone.
“Huggingyou,” he groaned. “Lookedlike you could use one.”
Exceptit was no ordinary hug.Decencyleft the hallway for a non-embrace so intimate it bordered on dry humping.Ashameful scene from our earlier encounter flashed in my mind, andIpushed against his chest, but he was an unmovable brick wall.
Stormyblue eyes watched me, impatient and ready to devour.Undermy palm, his heart was beating erratically.Ona whim,Icounted the number of beats in ten seconds and multiplied it by six, one hundred twenty, well above a resting heart rate.Damonwas either experiencing an adrenaline rush or having a stroke.Isuddenly realized it was neither;Damonwas aroused.Ipressed my lips together when an unmistakable bulge bumped against my abs.
Myeyes widened, butDamonwas unconcerned.Notleaving an inch of distance, not even a slim gap to take a breath, he crushed my body between his and the sterile white wall.
