Bound by Vengeance
e of paper in her hand, Dante's c
elong
made her s
is fingers wrapped around her throat as if he had the right to
o get ou
s. She had tried them last night, but maybe,
n and yanked it back, her br
el
w, but on every windo
d her in a gilded cage-beautiful
on the door
door swung open, and Lucia stepped
setting the tray on the tabl
ed her eyes.
the open curtain and then at Alina's clench
king about running,
her chin. "
ms. "I'll give you one piece o
er laugh. "Because D
ed. "Because he's w
throat w
d her. But there was something in Lucia's
. "Eat your food. The boss expe
, but Lucia was already
Alina looked at the untouched pl
her own reflection staring back
ted her o
d never
Hour
guards. The Valenti mansion was eerily quiet, the soun
ouble doors and pushed them open
here
nother sharp black suit, a whiskey glass in his
it
her expression neutral as she slowly m
idn't touch the pl
ore setting the glass down. "I hear yo
ed in her lap. Lucia
dn't r
p. "Let me make something clear, wi
ng in her chest. "And I don't toler
ng flickered in his e
he m
Too
ide her, his fingers gripping her
it wasn't gentle either. I
e power here," Dante murmu
o break eye contact. "And you se
." His thumb brushed over her jaw, deceptively
eath c
enly, stepping back,
ered. "I won'
her stomach twisting. She h
ever been one
t instead of eating, she delib
went
oom shifted, thi
he s
ave to teach you s
he stood, his towering p
her chin, refus
tter what Dan
ld neve