He expected more argument from her. Dorian leaned closer, his inhalation close enough it carried her scent to him. Nothing floral or warm but a cool, almost sharp fragrance. “I want no trouble from you.”
She didn’t speak, just walked away, tugging on him, her glare nothing but hostile when she halted before the bathroom. “Uncuff me.”
He did and smiled again, when she slammed the door in his face. His smile dropped away the moment he heard the shower kick on.
She’s got nothing in there except that tatty bag. Shit. She was running.
He tried the knob. Locked. He pounded. “Sakharre.”
Nothing.
“Damn you.” He put his shoulder to the door, pushing in. Dorian spied the open window and headed in that direction when he tripped and fell forward.
Reflexes saved him from cracking his skull on the heavy porcelain sink. Curses poured from his mouth as he hit the floor—a floor she’d spread baby oil all over.
“I’m never uncuffing her again,” he ground out, trying unsuccessfully to get up.
Additional books by Aliyah Burke:
Sensual Romance Publishing
Holiday Surprise: Unwrapped
Raw Exposure
A Knight’s Vow
Lion of Midnight
If You Dare
His Purrfect Mate
Megalodon Team
Kincade’s Rose
Harrier’s Healer
Connelly’s Flame
Greeley’s Spyce
Vittano’s Willow
Dimitri’s Moon
O’Shea’s Love
Chayton’s Tempest
Haikon
A Love for Lera
Rakes & Rogues
What the Earl Desires
Her Reluctant Viscount
Her Pirate Rogue
Cottonwood Falls
Relentless
Ravish
Spark
Savor
Intensity
Inferno
Snake’s Salvation
Born to Fly
Landing in Love
Zulu Spectre
Hearth, Holly, & Honor (3 in 1)
It Could Happen Again
Tungsten Protective Services
Down Range
All In (Kindleworlds Hot SEALs/Tungsten Protective Services crossover novella)
Twisted E-Publsihing
Graham Family
Justice Is Always Ready
And We’ve Come Full Circle
Denim & Spurs
With This Ring
Dream Lover
You Don’t Know Jack
Totally Bound
Preconception
Seducing Damian
Through the Fire
Serial
Keeper of the Stars Pt. 1
Keeper of the Stars Pt. 2
Keeper of the Stars Pt. 3
Keeper of the Stars Pt. 4
Keeper of the Stars Pt. 5
Astral Guardians
Highlands at Dawn
Fields of Thunder
Branded by Frost
Driven by Night
Moon of Fire
Interludes
Temporary Home
Alone with You
Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore
In Aeternum
Casanova in Training
Harbour of Refuge
Protected by Shadows
Polar Opposites
Code of Honour
A Marriage of Convenience
The Lieutenant’s Ex-Wife
A Man Like No Other
When Stars Collide
All Romance E-Books
D.A.R.K Cover, Inc.
Breaking All the Rules
Trust Me
Alphas series
It Was Always You
Fearless series
One Cold Night
Dubious series
Say You’re Mine
Entangled
Code Name: Papa
Kindleworld
Icy Dare (Dare to Love Kindleworld series)
Delay of Game (Game of Love Kindleworlds series)
Watching You (Lone Star Burn Kindleworld series)
Other collections
Dutch & Lobo (in In the Trenches collection)
On the High Seas (in What White Boyz Desire collection)
Love Under the Endless African Sky
Co-written with Taige Crenshaw
Unbreakable Bonds
Kemet Uncovered:
Talios
Devi
Linc
Saffron
Taber
Ashia
Co-written with McKenna Jeffries
McKingley:
All the Wright Moves
The Best Thing Yet
Risky Pleasures
Pure Harmony
Irresistible Forces
Seductions Dance
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