Tamed By The Devil

and rain. Rory stood by the balcony, gripping the

n her from earlier, the way he had s

hated

t going to get

hallways were guarded. The windows were reinforced. Every possible

jump. She spun around just as it crea

der woman noted, stepping ins

. "Hard to sleep when

the tray on a small t

not hu

en't eate

ried I'll starve before your boss

ooked at Rory with an unreadable expression. "N

clawing at her. "Then tell me, Ma

ed, then softl

the door opened again. Th

was

it, because he did. Every inch of this ho

d slightly and exite

orcing herself to stand

rk eyes. "If I wanted to gloat, tesoro, I would've don

ed into fists. "W

closer, his presence

out

rms of y

tter laugh. "Oh,

g a kind of lazy dominance that made her blood boil. "I have n

Because kidnapping me sur

ed. "Your father

mention of her father. "So, what

or

h churned.

Then, he leaned forward, elbows restin

hitched. "Wha

s, no reckless stunts, and in r

d her eyes.

rtain parts of the estate. Things tha

if I r

'll remain locked in this room with

his. Hated that he was offering her

hand to her temple. "You ex

aming at her to reject him outright.

im

long, she could

back to him. "Fin

amed with satisfa

ords. She wanted to wipe that

ed herself to ask,

rtless power. "Now, you rest. Tomorro

before leaving, he paused, looking over his

he was

ly, her fists tight

w l

ad anything t

-

lay in bed, staring at the ornate ceiling, repla

burning in her veins. What was his

ids grew heavy. But just as she started s

whi

up, heart pounding. The room

loomed nea

demanded, voice ba

en, a soft, familiar voi

ood ran co

tering through the curtains. Her expression was

man Dante is," Maria said in a hu

. "You think I don't

ike this. He's... different.

d. "What are

ng someone to burst in at any moment. "You're not th

ry's spine. "What ha

into a thin line. "J

ers, Maria turned and slipped out of t

me, she wasn

was a