through a gap in the blackout curtains, hitting her eyes with a painfu
of nausea through her. That's when she realized she w
rain. The sterile bathroom. The cold marble tub. His strong arms lifting
chin, her face burning with a shame so intense it felt like
clean lines, dark wood, and cold glass. Her torn dress was neatly folded on a
room doo
t, his dark hair still damp from a shower. He stood in front of a full-length m
f emotion. He looked like a predator assessing his territory after
against his cold gaze. "You..." Her voice trembled, thick w
his polished Italian shoes silent on the thick rug. He picked
were the one who grabbed my wrist," he stated coldly, his voice
and stinging. Her pride, what little she had left, was shattered. He
rising, cracking with emotion. "I refuse to be
yes. He leaned over the bed, his large frame trapping her,
low and final. "You will fulfill your duties as my w
your precious Serena? Does she know you're forcing
drop ten degrees. The mention of that name was like flipping a
re rigid. He walked toward the bed
hed into his suit pocket and tosse
ce and landed
label was stark and cli
uelty of it, hit her like a physical blow. He didn't just see her as a contractual obligation. He
t and cold. "An unplanned pregnancy
shame and the tears. Her hands shook. She felt utterly degrade
tless bastard!" she screamed, her voice raw.
broad shoulder with a pathetic
't even
your child!" she shrieked, the
e discarded box on the floor. His eyes were complet
tment," he said, his voice once again a monotone. "You have twent
avy door shut. The sound echoed in the large,
sob tearing from her throat. The reality of her situation
h the back of her hand. She threw the covers off, her nudity no longer a source of sh
epped into the stinging spray, scrubbing at her skin, desperate to wash his scent, his touch, his very presence, o
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