Suddenly, Vale is jerked away, knocking the glass from my hand, the contents spilling on the thick rug at my feet, splashing onto my bare shins. Nadir has Vale by the collar, fury and thunder in his expression. He cocks his arm and punches Vale so hard I hear the crunch of his nose collapsing as his head flings back. The entire room gasps as every single eye falls on us. My cheeks burn with anger, with embarrassment, with the vile, uncomfortable encounter I just allowed to happen. Again, I had to use my body to get what I want, and I’m fucking sick of it. And I didn’t even get anything. He
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