on the bed. She slowly p
as a stunning antique brooch, sha
ry of Carlton's fake kiss and his immediate, violent rejection played on a loop in heggressively. She nee
. Her fingers brushed against the soft leather of her acupuncture roll. She traced the outline
pocket of her silk robe, and stood up. Her throat was dr
door and stepped out into the hal
staircase, a loud, heavy th
the dark, forbidden corridor. The contract clause flashe
followed by a low, guttural roar of pure agony.
verriding her fear. She gritted her teeth, turne
lway was dim. The air fe
ssive oak door at the very end
tly. It swung inward, reveal
emains of an expensive floor
hands were clamped the sides of his head. The muscles in his a
orward and slammed his forehead directly into
r of blood was already paint
into the room, her bare fee
reaching out and grabbing his b
e whites completely red. His pupils were blown wide, unfoc
st, he swung his ma
beth in the chest. She was lifted off her
against a heavy
ut a choked gasp and slid down the wood, collapsing onto the
e raised his bloody fist and began pounding it int
experiencing a catastrophic neurological pain event.
her lip until it bled, placed her hands flat on the
be pocket and pulled ou
cking the leather strap open. A row of long,
ocked onto the back of Carlton's neck, mapping
le-the nerve-calming pin. Her e
Elizbeth lunged across the roo
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