on Alya's wrist was brutal. His fingers dug into he
eyes snapped open. She stared up into his face. The dark eyes
d free. It was useless. Trying to break his grip wa
truggle. He suddenly twisted his bod
shed. She cried out in shock as her feet tangled together. She fell
d. His large body followed her down, a massive
r wrist with his free hand. In one fluid, violent motion, he pinned both of her ar
orso. She fought wildly, but her struggles only caused her stolen skirt
n her. He held her there entirely with the strength of his arms. He stared down at her face. There
cold breath brushed aga
ick whispered. His voice was flat, devoid
her vocal cords. Her mouth opened, but no sound came out. Her en
ce. His eyes locked onto the top of her head. He stared at
d moved up, his long fingers brushi
n his attention. Pani
, her voice cracking. "That's my gr
s fingers closed around the jeweled
n instantly collapsed. Her long, dark hair spilled out like a wat
t. He stared at the small diamonds for exactly two sec
reast pocket of his expensive suit jacket. The mov
lowed by hot, blinding anger. Sh
g against his remaining grip on her righ
so close to hers that their noses almost brushed. T
said, his voice dropping to a deadly, qu
her eyes. Her vision blurred. She finally realized the catastrophic mistake she
began to vibrate. The sharp, mechanical buzzing so
hem stopp
er pocket, then back up to her face. He gave a tiny t
d up straight, but he didn't step back. He stood right next to t
hrobbing wrist. Her fingers shook violently as
flashed across the glass. Alya swiped the answer button,
hispered, her v
reaming in sheer panic. The volume was so loud that
n was wrong! Brenton isn't even in New York! The man in the 17th-floor su
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