His to break

's bod

obbed from where Adriano had restrained her. But the pai

s. The room was dark except for the faint flicker of the

he wa

t

rks left on her skin evidence of what he

ght he

as w

t. He simply stood there watching her, his black shirt unbuttoned at the collar, revealing

is voice was calm, but there

look away. "I do

"Good. I'd hate fo

made her skin prickle. He moved closer, his eyes dra

he said softly. "I ca

g into her palms.

try." He tilted her chin up with a finger, forcing

her heart pounding in her chest. He wasn't just cruel, he w

he would m

ll she could d

-

e study, Camila pou

nothing to dull the an

nce he brought Serena into their world. A

i lingering in the doorway. His jaw was tense, h

t be here," s

rframe, arms crossed over hi

in his voice

led thinly

s voice dropped lower. "I

her chest. "He always comes back to me

d closed the distance betwee

against her hip. There was no mistaking the heat in his eyes-

wanted to play ga

-

iego Vega knew he

wall of her apartment, his lips capturing

pered, though her fingers tangled

mouth down the curve of he

atever this was before it spiralled out of c

y find out?"

as he said the words,

stayed buried

eeping with the enemy's daughter, t

-

room, Val slamm

awled from across the room. "T

"Keep talking, and I

workbench with his usual cocky gri

around," Val muttered, adjusti

dangerous amusement. "Maybe that's becau

reath hitching.

e said, his voic

d, crackling like a live wire. But before eith

orway, his face hard.

-

ed as he walked back

ed at Adriano, the

lood, war, and everything in between. But the ambush... t

iano ever

esitate to pu

st the secret te

as E

l loved. And no matter how hard he tried t

e truth wou

id, everythin

-

no traced his fingers alon

ll angry,"

and away. "What

ch his eyes. "I expe

she wh

said it, her b

riano

want," he said softly.

e leaned closer, his breath

he would d

ow, she w

ost dange

of her wondered if s