Escaping The Obsessive Billionaire's Cage

ed open in the suf

n freezing water for hours. Cold sweat dripped down her forehead, in

ash of lightning tore through the night sky. A deafening crac

forcefully dragged her mind back to the torrent

n skidding out of control, smashing through the concrete barrier

eavy hand pressing her face against the cold, wet g

waters of the Hudson River. A massive s

all's eyes. In that final fraction of a second before he fell to his death, he had looked right at he

rd enough to cause pain, trying to block out the r

ils dug deeply into the soft flesh of her forearms. She pressed harder until the skin broke, leaving sh

lick echoed through

oak door had been tu

from the hallway spilled into the dim room, casti

oom-temperature water in one hand. His footsteps were slow,

r shut. The lock clicked again. The soun

s, Audra's body began to tremble violentl

stood tall, looking down at her curled-up

o smooth down her sweat-drenched hair. The gesture w

hitting the solid oak headboard. Her eyes were wide, fill

nderness in his eyes vanished, instantly r

e glass onto the nightstand. Water sloshed ov

. "Three years," he sneered, his breath hitting her face. "Thr

the warm, metallic tang of her own blood. She refused to speak.

amped around her narrow jaw. His fingers d

e a low, dangerous growl. He jerked

eyes were completely dead. There was no fea

an any scream could have. Anderson roughly

and she broke into a fit of violent, gasping coughs, her ch

the knot of his expensive silk tie, his chest rising

locked door. He

or the rest of your life," he state

avy door slammed shut behind him. The loc

Hot, silent tears slipped down her chee