ed against the mattress. Before she could push herself up, a ma
hot lips, carrying heavy, ragged breaths
. Her nails dug deep into the man's broad back. He
He grabbed both of her wrists with one hand and pinned them above her he
rature was unnaturally high. His skin felt lik
outh trailed down her neck. Clara twisted her body in abs
he sobbed against his skin
ompletely destroye
of defense was destroyed. A sharp, tearing pain ripped through her
olled against her skin. He let out a deep gr
drowned in pain and despair. The scent of cedarw
The heavy body collapsed on top of her. H
her bones. She carefully slid out from under his
lothes. Her fingers brushed against a sharp piece
her initials-caught on the metal carving of the bed frame. She yanked
otel security was checking the circuit
it tightly around her naked, bruised
rough the fire escape door, the hotel lights flickered a
arms covered in bruises and the dark hickeys scattered acros
limbed back up to the presidential suite. Every step was a
Julian wasn't back yet. A s
etting, and stood under the scalding water. She scrubbed her
way. She stared at her pathetic reflection. The desp
leeding finger, and applied thick layers of h
She stuffed the ruined trench coat and her torn wedding dres
he front door clicked open. Julian
to the door, and squeezed her eyes shut. Under
elming smell of fresh body wash radiated off him
old friends and lost track of time," Julian whi
ightly, avoiding his touch. "I'm exhausted. My
relief crossed his face. He tur
hat hotel bed, shattered by Julian's betrayal and the brutal violation in the dark. As the agonizing pain radiated through her bruised body, her grief
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