ey

e. I instinctively clutched the sheets, pulling them up to my

sound calm. "You...

dows and pulled back the curtains. The morning light sculpted his mode

. He turned, his deep blue eyes even mo

siology major. My little brothe

ran down my spine. This man was far

et out of

I threw back the covers and

tattered reminder of last night's fre

, Blake suddenly crushed his cigarett

mpossible to break. He pushed me back against

His voice was soft, but it held t

f anger and fear raging inside me. "Let me go! Last

he world. He used his other hand to grip my chin, forcing me to meet

, his eyes burning with a predatory fir

possessive stare. I tried to struggle,

I tried to use our twisted connection to ap

waste of space who can't even keep hi

a strange, twisted chord of vali

tening my voice. "Please,

ckering for a moment. I thought

s wr

n my skin. "From the moment you walked into that bar, you were a

escaped one fire only to

eveled state. He gestured towards the bathroom with his chin

n did he... My mind

walked to the bathroom l

ure of clarity to my jumbled thoughts. I stared at my ref

he'd said, a full rack of new women's clothing was waiting

planning, was terrifying. I grabbed a s

n expensive, custom-tailored suit. He looked ev

oss the table towards me. "Take

if it were a venomous

sn't a request. It's an order. Fr

I trembled with rage. "

oked directly into my eyes, his voice low and deliberate. "Last night gives me the right