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For a second, Ria was aer to pretty clothes; she just never let anyone she knew see her wearing them This woman, she didn’t know She didn’t matter where the clothes were concerned

But when Alaiya’s gaze lit on Mercury with lascivious hunger, Ria had to clench her fists inside her new jacket to hold back her rage

“Jonas is waiting on us in your office,” Mercury said softly as he placed his hand at the small of Ria’s back and theyimpatient”

“That seems to be a Breed fault,” Ria muttered

“I consider it a strength,” he told her, ahtened and smiled back at Mercury tentatively

“Mercury, could I have aher hand back, her fingers tre Ria to nearly roll her eyes

“Not right now, Alaiya” His voice roughened as they moved past her

Perhaps later He didn’t say the words, but Ria felt them She parted her lips to speak

“Watch what you say, Ria,” he warned her suddenly, his voice low “Remember how little control I have when you’re so hot you’re sparking And, baby, you’re definitely sparking”

She closed her lips quickly and cast hilare as they turned into the hallway and moved for the offices set at the back of the mansion

Just for spite, just because she was an inferno from the inside out, she added a little extra sway to her hips, a little sensuality to her stride Oh, she kne to do it She had done it often when she was younger, before she had learned better And she heard his sharp, quick inhalation behind her, a second before the door to the office she had been assigned jerked open and Jonas stepped outside

He came to a hard stop, stared at her, inhaled slowly, then stared behind her at Mercury

“I hatepast him, careful not to touch him

The few tiainst her at the ly uncomfortable

“Well, at least she doesn’t just hate Breeds,” Jonas replied cautiously as Mercury came up behind her