Bound by Vengeance
, her hands folded tightly in her lap as the
Alina Moretti. She
ent a shiver
ainst the car door, fingers tapping lightly against his knee. H
ved. But the tension in
m interior lighting made him look even more menacing-s
man who owned ever
, he ow
The Valenti mansion loomed ahead, a dark fortress against the night sky. It was even bigger than her family
or. Alina hesitated for a fraction of a second before steppi
presence suffocating
stinct than the actual chill in the air. The silenc
sid
, but it sent a pulse
osing as the exterior-high ceilings, expensive chandeliers, and an e
his suit jacket onto a nearby c
aced with something dangerous underneath. "You will obey me. You
e wanted to fight back, to tell him
ted this," s
something flickering in his eyes-rag
along her jaw, his touch deceptively gentle before he grippe
as overwhelming, his scent-expensive c
id softly, more a sta
k was slow,
wo words settled in h
marry me?"
down her neck, his v
. "I want you to suffer, Alina. And what
omach
as already done playing his little game. "Your room i
ded. "You're l
id you think you
aving her standing in the center of her
e was no