k darkness hit Christa

s refused to draw in air. She fumbled blindly for the lock, shoved the stal

. The sound of shattering glass echoed over the panicked sc

ainst the cold wall, trying to fee

d past her, their elbows hitting her

s. A jolt of pain shot up her leg. She pitched

't hit t

cle. Her nose brushed against the rough,

nds flying up to push h

und her waist like an iron chain. The grip was brutal a

e scent

co. And the dark, metal

heart stopped beating for a full seco

monster from t

to a body falling into him. He was about to shove th

mixed with the salt

ed tight. His dark eyes, blind in the darkness, flashed with t

the violent trembling of her skin throug

against his chest, her f

her voice a broken, ter

the exact sound she m

bed. A low, dark chuckle v

finding her jaw in the dark. He pinc

gravelly voice exploded against her ea

d scream, his mouth

aim. His hot lips devoured hers with terrifying do

cuited. The heat radiating from his body was burning her alive. He

panic. But in this dark corner, they we

ris

voice echoed down the hallw

ave of sickening humiliation washed over her. She was being

t down as hard as she cou

e of copper fl

d slightly, but his iron grip on her wa

ak. His thumb brushed over her swollen lip

e dropping to a dangerous, letha

the floorboards. The estate's

ed on, bathing the hallwa

opened

jawline. A straight, aristocratic nose. And a pair of

cast in heavy shadow. She couldn't see his exact features, but the

uards burst through the doors, sweepin

ight swung

a burst of hysterical strength, she shov

rpet. Barefoot, she spun around and sprinted into the

mbled back

ised his thumb and wiped the fresh blood from his bottom lip. His dar

crystal chandeliers blazed to life, floo

ur massive bodyguards. He stopped next to Abraham,

uietly. "Should I l

high heels on the floor. He slowly ro

s voice cold and absol