eye of the gun bar
hand gripping it. The man holding the gun was a towering wall of muscle and malice. Hpleas for mercy, the chaotic scrambling of a terrified woman. T
to read from
t with a slow, heavy rhythm against her ribs. Fear was a bi
The top rocker bore the name of his brotherhood. The center patch displayed a skull backed by crossed scythes. But
orc
Saints. He was the man they sent when
s a dark, abrasive sound that seemed to scrape
f she cowered, she became prey. If she fought, she became a threat to be neutralized. S
Moving with slow, delibe
ll left her agonizingly small compared to his massive frame. She kept
armed,"
id not shake. It cut through the te
rk tattoo bleeding down his neck. The reaction was subtle, but Ivy caught it. He
sterile courtroom rather than facing her own murder. "He cleared the safe an hour before the storm h
r mass of him eclipsed the dim
leather, sharp gunpowder, and the distinct, metallic tang of cold rain
nd," Cole
rsonal space, closing the distance until the toe
ering the ultimate sign of vulnerable compliance mixed with ca
stic sound f
and riding. His grip was a vice of warm, hard pressure against her cold skin. He did not han
rists. He pulled it tight with a sharp yank. The plastic bi
uttered, his deep voice vib
shiver down her spine. The physical proximity was suffocating. He was a pre
gaze locked on the empty wall ahead. "A dead woma
on. He spun her around to face him again, h
said. His dark eyes locked onto hers
d, guiding her throu
hadows, their hands resting on their holstered weapons. They looked at Ivy with open
. She met the gaze of the nearest biker, holding eye con
closer to his side as he marched her toward the stairwell. It was a subtle shift in pos
s, stepping out into the brutal
ng yellow streetlights. Rain lashed at Ivy's face and instantly soaked through her thin clo
e curb behind the row of bikes. The en
hicle. He did not try to shield her fro
ar door of the SUV. The interior was pitch black
ide that vehicle, she was entering their territory. Her apartment, her city, heavy hand on the back of her neck, forcing her head dow
s making the movement awkward. The air conditioning inside the SUV was bla
knees to her chest, Cole
ting her in total darkness. The raw power radiating fro
ell of rain and leather
culation in her gaze. He saw that she was still refusing to break. A dark, twist
ing to a lethal, intimate pitch. "You think you can play games with
reath. She did
It was a fleeting, abrasive touch that sent a jolt of shoc
eat sinking deep into the cold air between them.
al door shut, plunging I
or's
hick, and Ivy is refusing to play the victim. How do you think she will survive the interrogation at the compound? Drop a comm
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