Captive Bride: Escaping The Masked Monster

e dipped a sterile cotton swab into the warm water and g

o her," she murmured, her eyes heavy with exhaustion. "Chloe ha

profile as he played the role of the devoted son-in-law made bile rise

ing the monitors. "She needs to rest no

Within seconds, her breathing dee

cked shut behind the nurse, the atmo

blown-out candle. The temperature plummeted. His gray eyes

ok a step backward, he

wrapping around her wrist like a steel manacle. The pre

rward. He dragged her roughly across the r

e hissed, keeping her voice low

hroom and kicked the frosted glass door shut b

ed hard against the cold marble tiles of the sho

me boxed her in. He placed both hands on the marble wal

hest heaving slightly. Slowl

e of the prosthetic mask

gernails under the silicone edge. With a sharp, vio

d flesh beneath. The stark contrast between the perfect silico

ueezed her eyes shut and turned her face away, unable

d a dark, explosive

His fingers dug painfully into her cheeks as h

demonic rasp. "That face out there is a lie. This is

ike!" she cried out, tears of frustration spilling over

to pitch black. His b

His mouth crashed down onto t

hands frantically against his rock-hard chest

break the skin, but the pressure was punishing, bruising. He suck

ming down her face as the sharp p

ark, angry purple hickey blossoming on her pale ski

iped a tear from the corner

ar. "If you ever think about filing for divorce, o

pull the plug on your mother's machines myself.

against her back, but it was nothing compared to the