ey
emple. The fake doctor dragged me backward until we reached the t
into darkness and uncertainty. My heart hammered ag
wed, keeping their distance, their
!" the kidnapper yelled into the r
, and for a second my vision swam. I clawed at his fore
the only reason you're still breathing. You
t him, his breath hot and
ght tremor in his grip. H
ndeniable weight of menace. "Your car isn't going anywhe
n a fire. The man roared in fu
iolent move, he spun around and start
. Knight let out a guttural roar and was th
ge. I saw the intent in his eyes a heartbeat before he moved-cold, cal
d into the empty space
attering pain, a hard, warm body slammed in
as K
ithout a moment's hesitation, he had thrown
in pain as Knight's charge s
a fragile doll, as we rolled together, step
leather of his cut and the cotton of his t-shirt beneath it. I could smell the
his skin through his shirt, the way his arms tightened around me
again, but every single time, the most
grunts, deep and suppressed, ea
as blank, my only sensation the man holding me, his heartb
We landed in a heap on the plat
hurt at all. Not even a scratch. But
lood trickled down his handsome, rugged face, dripping ont
osed, his brow f
Ripper rushed to our side. A couple of officers quickly subdued
eck, searching for a pulse. "Knight? Kni
. When his ice-blue gaze focused on my unharmed fa
lf up but fell back wi
rofessional instincts taking ov
uth pulled into an impossibly faint smile. His voice w
mine, and something unspoken passed between us-an acknowledgment t
a cold-blooded monster, had built a wa
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