THE BILLIONAIRE'S PLAY TOY

g to her chest. She's trembling, but I'm not sure whether that's from fright or fro

g males watching a much tiny one that startled me. Each of them

e two others started repeatedly ramming th

o protect himself from the assailants. However, he was

hat they are not able to hear

ss and his face was so covered in bruises and

ough I sat still, I could feel my ph

life was battered out of him. The biggest of the three moved forward while th

" as he goes into a panic. As agitated as he

rehead, the standing man does so. He merely lets the dread of d

ved. "Don't feel like you have to do this. I'm fine if y

hing to her, but I couldn't understand a word

and his gaze returns to th

just sit here, but I don't. I understand I can move now by shifting

mpletely unaware of, yet for some reason, I

s up to. I don't use my phone to ask for assistance, even if I can wa

urning at the sound of a gunshot going off and

asp loudly, but I don't turn to see who it is. Ra

s spurted and spattered over the brick

tter how much I should. I'm probably more shocked by the cloaked assassin's ease and lack o

, and my heart briefly freezes as I encounter

ck

y lips, realizing that the loud gasp I heard originated from my o

to see that the others were still there. I must have

m I going to e

th me and steps forward, quickly sett

run out from behind the garbage, taking adva

has begun to flare in my chest because I

to go, hoping for protection. I glance back for a momen

of my body. Running was all I was capable of doing just now. Even though

e follows me in. It's my sole hope for su

sense of safety in the

k, killing this optimism. I am drawn in his

moan. He shifts his hold so that his finger can glide up

t, despite my fear, I could almost feel his delight radiating off of me. He had successfu

asp, a deep, velvety voice says in my ear, "Whe

warm to me, in stark contrast t

s down my spine as a result. My heart is racing against m

ing me, I can't help

point, so the guy keeps muttering to himself, "Y

k there, it's not

mly. "Really? Because to me, it looked like your fr

speak at all, much alone in that manner, to someone who essentially had

yet, you did not

now about you, but this looks like a perfectly functioning phone to me." He slips inside it, takes out something, and even thoug

if I survive this. Regarding his remark, I agree with him.

ve had plenty only a few seconds ago when you preten

here?" "Your friend murdered some

end, was about to rape someone.

tentions were. Why else do you think I ran back there? I w

be taller than what, 5'6''? You have no muscle and while I

ng he is? I have more t