un stabbed through the floor-t
sat up. Her muscles ached, a sharp reminder o
s was standing in front o
was a mask of cold indifference. It was as if the wild beast fro
ned her mou
et it down. A second later, her old phone on the nightstand chimed with a message. It was a digital tra
. His voice was
celyn's chest tightened with a sharp, humiliating sting. Sh
e on the nightstan
shed across the glass. The buzzing sh
flicked to the mirror, staring at the glowing screen on the
ne. She swiped to answer
d voice barked through the speaker. "Get
tly steady. "I slept over at
" Cam snapped, completel
stepped onto the plush rug barefoot. She picked up h
ked straight past the bed, heading for the massive
ooked
et below. Cam was leaning against the driver's
n's veins. She spun around and walked right
Slowly, she reached up and pulled the collar of her dr
ame is over," he warned. He r
round her fist and yanked hard. Hayes was force
reet scared of his own
upted in H
ipped her waist. He lifted her entirely off
k hit the freezing
the street suddenly f
to look down. "Is this the cheap thr
Cam, completely clueless below them. She refused to back down.
ith brutal force. He pinned her against
. Out of the corner of her eye, Jocelyn saw Cam
She tried to pull back, but Hayes's arm was an iron ba
His eyes scanned the upp
d her eyes shut
ut and slammed his hand against the wall panel. The electron
He was breathing heavily, his chest r
he had made. "Don't ever play these stupid games
ir. She watched him walk out the door. A slow,
p her phone, and ruthlessly deleted the transfer message, blockin
d to the elevator. It was time to go downst
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