adiating off Chas, raising a trembling hand to
ago, sir. She went straight to the sec
hed his drenched c
oles leaving dark, watery footprints across the antique runner rugs.
condary bedroom, seized the polished brass
lt was loc
BANG
is fist against the solid wood, the thunderous impact
nd impenetrable si
the arched gallery windows, casting a ghostl
shouted, throwing the full weight of
ow, I swear not a single tech firm in M
lic click brolid back, and the heavy doo
tood in
ark hair cascaded over her thin shoulders, making her delica
nst her side. Her uninjured left hand rested against the doorframe, her ambe
voice flat and devoid of warmth. "
y private line? Who gave you
dripping, imposing frame forcing its way into t
ng back and struck the pla
r bruised lower back jarring hard against the edge o
l agreement," Gracie said, ste
l operational hours. You woke me up. If you have nothing substant
tonomy? An operat
ary. He closed the distance between them with two predatory strides
ced breath brushing against her forehead,
, when you crawled into my bed and manipulated my grandfather into sig
ly away, a faint, razor-sharp
mistook you for someone who once saved my
Chas like a sud
in his arrogant mind, she was simply mocking his l
cension. "You lived in opulence in this manor for two full years on Hamil
of submission, Chas reached out with his right h
exact center o
d right into the weeping, second-deg
arg
suppress the agonizing shri
c shock of pure torment screaming into her brain. Her knees gave
crimson liquid soaked rapidly through the white cotton sleeve of h
k stickiness seep inst
arp, coppery stench of fresh
recoiled as if he had
AC
illuminated the bedroom in
His palm was thickly coated in fresh, bright blood, tangle
r slender body trembling violently. Cold sweat poured down her t
physical agony, not a sin
ast the blood she had bitten into her own lip
to break into a woman's room in the middle of the night...
held no rage. T
ozen contempt-an icy disregard
to shake uncontrollably. He stared at his bloody palm, his th
deep voice cracking into a pathetic, trembling
t o
gany desk leg, forcing herself halfway uprigh
p into this room, I swear to God I will die right here on
his knees, wanted to scoop her up, wanted
finality in her eyes froz
e, terrifying disregard for her own survival. She truly did
sickening cramp seize
e jagged glass, draining every drop of color from his face. A c
and blinding physical pain, Chas
ing a waking nightmare, leaving the heavy waln
ment. She rested her forehead against the wood of the
t hand, she pulled open the mid
ers, pushed two pills into her mouth with trembling
at the minimalist wall calend
left hand, she crossed out another c
s rema
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