r knocked the wind out of Chloe. A
between her thighs. The movement completely pinne
inst her cheek. He took a deep, greedy bre
shoved both hands against his rock-hard chest, pushin
grip and pinning them above her head against the wall. His free han
rmured, his voice a dark, raspy t
is mouth against hers. The kiss was brutal,
in her chest. She opened her mouth and bit
the smear of blood from his mouth with his thumb. The lo
d shoulder like a sack of flour, and
kicking her legs and poundi
nd tossed her onto the cheap, lumpy ma
body followed, pressing her deep into the mattress as his ha
edsheets and hit the leather strap of her tote bag
into the bag and pulled out a crumpled piec
against Axel's chest, screaming at
oze. The air in the b
natch the wrinkled paper from her hand. He he
ed her trembling thumb hard over the top corner, delibera
The dark lust and rage drained from his face,
bled to the farthest corner of the bed, pulling
ars," she lied, forcing a bitter, self-destructive
hing through the shock like a blade. The words she had spoken-I did whatever I had to do to survive-painted images in his mind that made him want to burn the world down. His voice
She waited for him to throw her away like garbage and wal
vanished," he bit out, his thumb pressing hard against her trembling lips. "I've been losing my mind searching for you
Axel's throat then, but it was dark and
face, his thumbs pressing into her cheeks. His
are mine," he snarled through clenched teeth. "If
ess the insanity of his words, Axel lowered his head and kissed her again
coat and wrapped it tightly around her trembling body. He sco
cure you," he stated coldly, his grip on her iron-clad. "U
her cheek. The smell of his cedarwood cologne overwhelmed her sen
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