Kidnapped - A Beautiful Blessing

hick with warmth, carrying the lingering scent of last night's rain-earthy, fresh, and intoxicatingly cool. But beneath it, ano

p. A foreign heat cocooned her, wrapping around her bare skin like an intimate embrace. Her lash

eath s

ing on top

against

ing the remnants of warmth that had clung to her. Her heart pounded against her ribs,

**What the hell ha

ed to name. She could feel the steady rise and fall of his chest beneath her, the hard lines of his b

. She twisted, trying to free herself, but his arm was lo

Let go.

way the fear. With a surge of defiance, she ripped one hand free a

through the room

and alert despite the lingering haze of sleep. For a fraction of a second, his expression

mething

simmering beneath the su

a shiver down her spine. Before she could r

otion, he flip

inned beneath him, her wrists trapped against the mattre

She glared up at him, her eyes burning with fury, but he m

they simply stared at each othe

d, but inside this room, a

ice raw with fury, her entire body shaking

a dangerous undercurrent to his voice, like a blade sharpen

, you *bastard!*" Her chest rose and fell in uneven breaths, her mind racing, filling in gaps with the wors

p on her wrists tightened just enough to still her struggles. "*When you were barely conscious?*" His v

so you didn't force yourself on me, but you still stripped me naked a

ped, his patience hanging by a thread. "*Your body was sh

im again, her rage blinding. "*Y

elieve whatever the fuck you want.* But I *didn't* touch you. And if you weren

for a moment, fury and humiliation clashing inside her

, she *

st

nds free and flipped him onto his back

le-surprise, yes, but also something far darker. Amusement flickered in the

fight back

is throat, pressing just ha

ce inches from his, her nails digging into his skin, "*if you so much

ilence stretche

s lips

mir

pite the threat spilling from her lips li

voice was strained, but his amusement was c

ed tighter, her na

blood beaded al

amusement

to her waist, and before sh

rtle

ipped her onto her back, reversing the

n't just pin her.

r, his forearms bracketing he

s mingled, h

th

crashed o

s was *

ish

and frustration. There was nothing gen

g. His lips moved against hers with fierce possession, his ton

ous, mixing with her anger until she couldn'

ated

e *hate

body feel like

away, her lips were swo

she couldn't decipher. "*Never* question my honor again

ing and falling, hatred swirling wi

s grip loosening as he rak

he ordered, his

off the bed and stalked toward the b

t still carried the faintest trace of his scent-Sasha made her way downstairs to the kitchen. Th

ven hours later, the memory of his grip on her neck haun

he reached inside. A burst of cold air rushed out, kissing her overheated face. Her gaze flicker

e frozen relief seeped into her bruised skin. The contrast was sharp, almost painful, but

to ignore before, overshadowed by rage, betrayal, and the constant battle within her mind. But now, standin

omething about it felt out of place in a home like this-a mafia king's house stocked with expensive wi

lf, she reached for it, her fingers

n wave of dizziness swept over her. T

-imp

m her lungs. Strong hands caught her just before she could h

breath s

was before she

ri

r T-shirt, anchoring her in place. Not rough. Not greedy.

miliar crept through her chest-someth

nerve

ownership. They had touched with entitlement, with cruelty. But

.. st

ainst her ribs, a traitoro

re, how easily her body had fit against h

napped, her voice sharp and defensive as s

e-except for the almost imperceptible twitch o

murmured, his voice as smooth as velvet, laced wit

r heel before he could see t

eaking to him in rapid French. She didn't catch the words, but sh

d in silence,

apped two fingers against his ow

narrowing her

ark and unreadable.

, already bringing his own phone to his

in place, fists cle

ated

nsteady. Hated the way he always

no matter how much she swore she

e wasn't sure if she al

m her head and stormed to

as playing, she wa

to h

to a