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In the end, Dan was the first to give in.

"Alright, alright! I give! Just let go already!" he yelped.

If he let her keep biting, his face was going to need a stic surgeon.

Finally, Yvonne released him.

Dan could tell right away she''d bitten harder than ever before-there was warm blood trickling down his face.

But honestly...

It wasn''t that Yvonne had given up. The moment she tasted blood, the metallic tang was so gross it made her gag.

Dan wiped his face and when he saw the blood smeared on his palm, he gritted his teeth. "You better believe I''ll yank out everyst tooth in your mouth!"

"Ugh, ugh, ugh!" Yvonne spat a couple times, but the taste lingered, making her retch for real. She bolted for the bathroom, doubled over with dry heaves.

Dan was already fuming, but seeing her like that, gagging and almost puking, his head just about exploded.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" he shouted after her.

This damn woman bites him and then acts like he''s disgusting?

Yvonne couldn''t take it anymore and locked herself in the bathroom, retching so loudly the whole floor could probably hear.

Dan''s face was thunderous. He wanted to storm in there and stuff a sock in her mouth, but he stopped himself, growled under his breath, and stomped out of the

room.

He''d barely closed the door behind him when Yvonne''s voice echoed from the bathroom: "Susanna, you bettere back to me in one piece! If you lose so much as a hair, I''ll make him pay!"

Dan: "..."

Susanna, Susanna... What the hell is it with her and Susanna? Did Yvonne reallye all the way to ck Gate just to make his life hell for Susanna''s sake?

Yep. That was exactly it.

Dan felt a bitter jealousy twist in his chest.

First it was Xander, now it was Susanna! When had her loyalty wandered this far from him?

Meanwhile, Susanna and Hull were off having a grand old holiday somewhere sunny.

Back at Dan''s ce, everything was falling apart. He''d used every trick in the book to keep yvonne around, but estly, all he''d done was invite

into his life.

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Yvonne was no docile songbird.

She wasn''t someone you could just lock up and expect to behave.

Sure enough...

By the next morning, when Dan showed up in public again, there was a fresh bite

mark on the other side of his face.

It matched the first one almost

perfectly-like some kind of twisted, symmetry. This time, the bite was even deeper, still oozing blood.  s

Carroll took one look at Dan''s battered face and scowled. "Ms. Quinn bit you again?"

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Especially when he thought about her attitude—always putting Xander and

Susanna first. The resentment just kept building.

"What happened to your face?" Dan shot back.

Carroll wasn''t looking much better. He had a shiner so dark and ugly it could only

be the result of a solid punch.

Not exactly a great look for one of ck Gate''s top guys.

Carroll''s jaw tightened. "Some woman hit me," he grumbled.

He was talking about Chloe, one of Yvonne''s friends.

Carroll had been running things in Litamark for years-everyone knew his name.

He''d never been treated like this before.

Getting clocked in the face by some woman? Unbelievable.

Dan: "..."

He shot Carroll a sharp look. "Seriously? You let a woman do that to you?"

Carroll: "..."

As if he could say anything. He couldn''t even handle Yvonne himself.