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bNiver /bwalked away, her heart pounding in her chest and goosebumps on her body. She could back

’s eyes en her, but she didn’t dam look

How dare he hold her by the waist and get closer to her worse still, how dare her body react positively to his touch?

He had been nothing but rude and judgmental to her, but a part of her couldn’t stop thinking about how handsome he was and how strong his grip on her waist was

Strong enough to hold her down, but not strong enough to hurt her. She was sore he would be the same in bed.

“Stop it, Nivera,” she scolded herself

Tonight was about Nathaniel and getting her career back on track. She couldn’t allow herself to get distracted.

Taking a deep breath, she then bmade /bher way over to the VIP section where Nathaniel was

richest tightened with every step, both due to fear and the wave of disgust she had to swallow.

Nathaniel ckwell. The man who had nearly ruined her life, and the man she was now forced to bbeg /band seduce in a desperate bid to salvage her

career.

Her rising modeling career took a turn for the worse the moment she crossed paths with Nathaniel ckwell, one of Hollywood’s most influential and dangerous men.

He had cornered bher /bafter ba /bhigh–profile event in her changing room, and had tried to sleep with her.

She hadn’t thought twice before spraying him with pepper spray and knowing him between the legs before running off,

Since that night, Nathaniel had made it his mission to ruin her career. Doors that had once been open to her were now mmed shut.

Agencies, photographers, and brands suddenly stopped answering her calls. Her once–blooming modeling career started going down the drain in a matter of weeks.

Failure wasn’t an option for her, if she failed in her career, her life would be her father’s property once again, and that thought sent a shiver down her spine.

He was surrounded by a few other men whoughed too loudly and bdrank /btoo much. Her skin crawled as his pale green eyes lit up when they mathers.

“Nivera,” the drawled, as he stretched out his hands towards her. His voice was sweet, his smile ake as the charm he tried to exude. “I didn’t think you’d really show up.” He said.

She forced a coy smile as she took his hand. Bile traveled to her throat when he pulled her to sit beside him, bas /bhis eyes immediately moved to look at her

The bastard didn’t even try to hide the fact that he was staring.

“Nathaniel, I figured it was time to make amends. I’ve been thinking about how I overreacted before, and… well, I wanted to apologiae.” Her voice was smooth and seductive.

Nathaniel’s smirk widened, his gaze shamelesslyaking over her, “Overreacted? Is that what you bcall /bwhat byou /bdid?” He whispered in her ear, and she winced in pain when he dug his pals into her hand.

Her stomach twisted, but she maintained her facade, leaning in slightly. “I was emotional bYou /bknow I was caught.” The words tasted bitter, but Nathaniel didn’t seem to notice or care.

His hand reached for her waist, and she fought the urge to recoil bas /bhe pulled her closer. “You’re lucky bI’m /ba forgiving main. Another man would’ve

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destroyed you for what you did.”

Forgiving man, her ass! The fool had destroyed her career,

“That’s why I came tonight. Td show you how sorry I am… and, maybe, to make it up to your

Her bn /bwas simple pretend to apologize to Nathaniel, act like she was ready to give him what he wanted, and lure him into a hotel room.

bOnce /bthey were alone, she would inject him with a mild sedative, strip him, and takepromising photos

With those in hand, she would finally have the leverage to make him leave her alone,

Hopefully

“Wonderful, let’s have some drinks!” Just at that moment, someone stepped forward and poured her adrink. It would be rude to refuseb, /band so she drank a bit of the alcohol

“Come on, Nivera, we both know you’re not shy when ites to alcohol, Nathaniel squinted his eyes at her. “Come on, darling, drink upf

Even though he said it bcasually/b, she could hear the underlying order in his voice, and so she gulped down the entire contents.

Nathaniel’s eyes gleamed with delight bas /bhe poured her another ss. “I knew you’d see reason eventually. Once I’m done, should we got out of here? The suite upstairs is far more private.”

“That sounds perfect,” she murmured bas /bshe raised the ss to her lips.

But as she did, her body stiffened. She could feel it the unmistakable sensation of being watched. Hor skin prickled, and she dared to nce across the

There he was. The asshole from earlier.

He s

e stood on the balcony overlooking the club, one hand gripping bthe /bbrailing/b, the other in his pocket.

His dark eyes were locked on her, his expression hard and unyielding, like a predator assessing its prey

Even from the distance, she could feel the intensity of bhis /bstare.

Why was he still watching her? She grumbled as she tried to ignore his stare, but his presence loomed over her

“is something bwrong/b?” Nathaniel basked/b, his voice pulling her back to the moment.

She shook her head quickly, stering on a smile. “bNot /bat all Just… excited,” she lied, her fingers trailing down his arm

Nathaniel became distracted when a man said something, and bshe /bcouldn’t resist another nce toward the balcony.

Alejandro was still there, his focus unwavering. His displeasure was etched into every line of his face, and he didn’t even try to hide it

Theire

reyes met, and for a fleeting moment, it felt like the noise of the bclub /bfaded into nothingness. The air between them grew taut, the tension suffocating.

Stop looking, she told herself, but she was unable to do so. It was as if those eyes of his were a portal to some kind of trance he was putting her in.

bKivera’s /bheart leaped when Alejandro broke his stare, all thanks to a guard walking up band /bwhispering something in his ear.

Without another bnce /bin her direction, he turned and strode toward the stairs, disappearing into the crowd.

Relief and something else something she couldn’t quite bname/b–washed over her

The weight of his gaze was goneb, /bbut its impression lingered, as she could feel the way he was judging her for being with Nathaniel

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The fact that she was acting all slutty only proved his point even though it wasn’t true, and she frowned as she felt suffocated, who was he is judge hat when he didn’t know the full story!!

She needed to clear her thoughts, or she would fail. “Nathaniel, I’ve got to use the restroom, I’ll be back,” she said as she stood up.

She gasped and bit her lips to stop herself from punching him when he pped her ass.

“Hurry back up.

You’ll love the suite,” he said with a leering smile. “The view is almost as stunning as you.”

She forced augh, her mind racing. This was it. Her n was in motion. All she had to do now was keep herself together long enough to pull it off

She quickly left for the restroom and upon getting there, she turned on the bfaucet /band sshed water on her face.

“Get it together!” she said to herself. It wasn’t only her career on the line, but her life as well, and she’d be damned if she went back to that world.

A frown appeared on her face when she was hit with a sudden dizziness, one that made the world bspin/b.

Nivera immediately turned the faucet back on, and she sshed water on her face once more, but the feeling didn’t reduce, rather, she started to feel hot all over her body.

Why was she… Shit! She cursed, and her eyes widened in horror as she realized that Nathaniel had druped her. That had to be the only exnation.

That was why he was keen on her drinking bthat /bwine and now that she thought of it, she didn’t see him drinking from the same bottle.

“No, no, not” She cried out. There was no way she would be able to do the task if she was drugged.

Nivera froze when the door to the restroom opened, and she saw two men at the door, Nathaniel’s men.

bShe /bsubtly reached for her purse and opened it, reaching out for the pepper spray.

“Gentlemenb, /bcan help you?” She asked, and she realized that she was slurringb. /b

“You’re keeping the boss waiting. Come on, let’s get back to the club,” one of the men said as they moved closer to her

Holding onto the pepper spray tightly, she turned just when the men were in her personall space and without wasting time, she sprayed them in the eye.

“Fuck you, bitch” One of the men cursed as he swung at her.

She managed to dodge it narrowlyb, /bbut the other man managed to grab her wrists. Nivera proceeded to spray more pepper spray, and she bit his hand so he would let go.

Her n worked as the man let go of her while groaning in pain, and she didn’t waste any time in rushing out of the restroom.

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