Price For Submission

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ng out of control. The explosions outside were growing louder, closer, and each one made my heart race with a m

y mind. I hated him, hated the way he manipulated me, claimed me, yet there was no denying the twiste

say anything at first, just glanced at the monitors before looking back at

closer," he said,

ing to keep my voice

tly, not looking at me. "People who wo

f they win?" I asked, my

w. But trust me-whatever Williams has planned for you, it's better

as trying to scare me into submission or if he was g

ed, unable to keep the edg

answer. But then he sighed, running a hand through his hai

als would take Williams down and I'd be free. But the thought of wha

I asked, trying to keep the

rst time, I saw something human in him. "Stay a

the building, this one so close it shook the wall

d to mo

s. The house was eerily silent, save for the distant gunfire and the occasional shout. It

clothes were disheveled, his shirt splattered with blood, but hi

g flickered in his eyes-relief? Concern? I couldn

anded, his voice leavin

ther hallway, leaving me alone with Williams. The tensio

asked, his voice so

ss everything that was happening. "Wha

ation seeping into his features. "It's

my voice sharp. "You ow

ng," he said, his voice low, dangerous. "But if you must know, they want what

. "And what about me? Am I just

wrist, pulling me against him. His grip was firm but not painful, and the heat

his voice thick with intensity. "But don'

oked up at him, my pulse

ng real, something that wasn't just about power or control. But instead, he

voice a mix of lust and possession.

elf frozen, trapped in the intensity of his gaze. His fingers brushed against my

whispered, my

ips dangerously close to min

e in a kiss that was as violent as it was intoxicating. I gasped, my body betraying me as

kiss drowned out all rational thought. It was a battle for control, a colli

ragged as he looked down at me. His eyes were wild, dark,

said, his voice rou

oed down the hallway, and Williams' face hardened,

d, his voice all business

w louder. My mind was still reeling from the kiss, from the way my body had betrayed me, but I forc

ake the feeling that I was being dragged deeper into