Chapter 16 SEVIN The next morning The only thing worse than wanting my lawyer is pretending I don’t. After putting Charlie back to bed, I retreat back to my hotel suite, lying awake in agony at the thought that I won’t be spending the night with Emily. And I could see it before I left. The desire in her eyes. I could practically smell it on her skin, and less than ten hours later, I try to beat the scent out of my head and body, heading to the hotel gym at the break of dawn to exercise the longing away. But I’m not alone. I enter the fitness center, neglecting to turn the lights on. I head towards the weights in the back when I hear the sound of a footstep behind me. “Sev.” The voice hisses. I turn, finding blue eyes on me. I balk. “Saw, is that you?” The blue eyes are wrapped