k darkness hit Christa
s refused to draw in air. She fumbled blindly for the lock, shoved the stal
. The sound of shattering glass echoed over the panicked sc
ainst the cold wall, trying to fee
d past her, their elbows hitting her
s. A jolt of pain shot up her leg. She pitched
't hit t
cle. Her nose brushed against the rough,
nds flying up to push h
und her waist like an iron chain. The grip was brutal a
e scent
co. And the dark, metal
heart stopped beating for a full seco
monster from t
to a body falling into him. He was about to shove th
mixed with the salt
ed tight. His dark eyes, blind in the darkness, flashed with t
the violent trembling of her skin throug
against his chest, her f
her voice a broken, ter
the exact sound she m
bed. A low, dark chuckle v
finding her jaw in the dark. He pinc
gravelly voice exploded against her ea
d scream, his mouth
aim. His hot lips devoured hers with terrifying do
cuited. The heat radiating from his body was burning her alive. He
panic. But in this dark corner, they we
ris
voice echoed down the hallw
ave of sickening humiliation washed over her. She was being
t down as hard as she cou
e of copper fl
d slightly, but his iron grip on her wa
ak. His thumb brushed over her swollen lip
e dropping to a dangerous, letha
the floorboards. The estate's
ed on, bathing the hallwa
opened
jawline. A straight, aristocratic nose. And a pair of
cast in heavy shadow. She couldn't see his exact features, but the
uards burst through the doors, sweepin
ight swung
a burst of hysterical strength, she shov
rpet. Barefoot, she spun around and sprinted into the
mbled back
ised his thumb and wiped the fresh blood from his bottom lip. His dar
crystal chandeliers blazed to life, floo
ur massive bodyguards. He stopped next to Abraham,
uietly. "Should I l
high heels on the floor. He slowly ro
s voice cold and absol
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