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“I don’t know how the hell you got here or what the fuck you’re doing, but play along or you’re going to be in more trouble than you can possibly know. Trust me, go with it,” he whispered into my ear.

I nodded when he pulled back.

“She said shewalkedfrom the front gate,” the doorman growled as the six other men outside stepped into the house.

“Oh, yeah, she wanted some air.” One of the three men who’d just saved me — one of the two whohadn’tjust kissed me, chuckled darkly. “First timer. You know how it is.”

The door man turned back and eyed me.

“She’s with us, Ivan,” the third one said, his voice with an edge of warning to it that “Ivan” seemed to hear loud and clear.

“Absolutely, sir. We have spare masks inside.”

“Excellent.”

The first man — the one who’d kissed me like I’dneverbeen kissed before — took my arm.

“In we go,” he murmured.

Chapter 5

Joaqin

“Alright, who thefuckare you?” I hissed, pulling her into the shadows of the entryway once we were inside. There was another set of doors in front of us that would take us to the rest of the house, and the activities beyond, But this had to happen first.

…Even if all I wanted to do was kiss her again.

Literally,allI wanted to do. I could still taste the sweetness of her tongue, and feel the softness of her lips. And fuck did I want more. A lot more. But before we pulled her inside, I had to know who she was.

Because sheclearlydidn’t belong here.

“Who are you,” I growled again, gazing into those haunting green eyes, her red hair framing her face like fire. Fuck, somethingstirredin me. Something that wanted to break it’s way out, grab her tight and claim her right here and now. Somehow, I held it back.

“I’m a guest, “ she said primly. I had to stop myself from grinning at her tenacity.

“Bullshit.”

“You don’t believe me?”

All three of us chuckled.

“No, not in the slightest,” Landon purred, moving close to her.

“Well, I don’t know what you want me to say, I’m definitely on the list.”

I smirked.

“There’s no ‘list,’ sweetheart,” Malcolm growled, his tone sharp but his eyes amused.

She bit her lip.

“We’re about to walk through these doors, and once we’re through them, there’s no going back.”

Hell, I could almost see her about to say “from what,” but she closed her mouth, her eyes fierce.

“Yeah, I know, that’s why I’m here,” she said matter-of-factly.

“If you say so.”

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