, her hands folded tightly in her lap as the

Alina Moretti. She

ent a shiver

ainst the car door, fingers tapping lightly against his knee. H

ved. But the tension in

m interior lighting made him look even more menacing-s

man who owned ever

, he ow

The Valenti mansion loomed ahead, a dark fortress against the night sky. It was even bigger than her family

or. Alina hesitated for a fraction of a second before steppi

presence suffocating

stinct than the actual chill in the air. The silenc

sid

, but it sent a pulse

osing as the exterior-high ceilings, expensive chandeliers, and an e

his suit jacket onto a nearby c

aced with something dangerous underneath. "You will obey me. You

e wanted to fight back, to tell him

ted this," s

something flickering in his eyes-rag

along her jaw, his touch deceptively gentle before he grippe

as overwhelming, his scent-expensive c

id softly, more a sta

k was slow,

wo words settled in h

marry me?"

down her neck, his v

. "I want you to suffer, Alina. And what

omach

as already done playing his little game. "Your room i

ded. "You're l

id you think you

aving her standing in the center of her

e was no