home, not wanting to drag him further int
he Chaney building. A freezing mix of r
ried through the lobby, taking the
ell of alcohol in the air was suffoca
y silent as she headed for the guest bedroom. As she passed the study, she heard the faint clink of
knob when a massive, burning-hot hand shot out frome yanked her backward, slamming
eath out of her lungs. He
ect the baby. Her arms flew to her stomach, crossing over it as she hit the w
, pinning her to the wall. His breath, ree
, bloodshot, and c
voice vibrating with raw aggression. "Di
antically, twisting her wris
oth of her wrists in one hand and slamm
blouse and ripped it downward. The buttons popped of
against her skin, "then I still have the ri
and sucking roughly at her skin. There
t. Not for herself, but for the ti
er legs, trying to pry them apart, ma
one hand free, brought her right knee up,
his grip loosening for
, and slapped him across the face with
AC
nd echoed through the de
the side. He froze comp
the wall. She crossed both arms tightly over her stomach
. "Don't touch me!" she screamed, her voic
ice water. The raw, unfiltered revulsion
slowly stood up straight, his chest rising
ned to dead,
said, his voice terrifyingly calm, "I would rather touch a
lamming the master bedroom d
ing for air in the dark. Her
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