Alice
I remained standing there, frozen, as if a cold hand had clamped down on the back of my neck—tight, heavy, almost suffocating.
Was he coming here too?
Now?
At the exact moment I was with Javier?
Shit.
I couldn't explain why my chest suddenly tightened, but one thing was painfully clear: I wasn't ready. Not even close.
Knowing Lance... in the three weeks since our deal began, he hadn't stopped teasing me.
And not the cute kind of teasing—no.
He had weight. Warning. That I-know-your-weaknesses sort of edge.
Every time I left his condo after doing everything to my body and claimed me countless times before letting me go, he always ended with a line that sent electricity down my spine.
And most of the time, it involved mentioning my mother's name.
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