I didn't hesitate any longer. I just shoved his weight off me with everything I had left and scrambled upright with my wrists still shaking from the tightness of the ropes, and I fumbled with the knots on my other hand while my whole body pulsed with panic, because I didn't know how long he'd be out
The sun was beginning to set by the time the door creaked open again, and the light that poured into the room spilled over the dust that floated lazily through the air, catching gold against the shadows that had grown long across the wooden floor. I didn't move. I didn't even lift my head. I just li
And when I did, I was going to beat the crap out of him and rip his fucking throat out. I didn’t care that we were brothers. If he’d hurt the woman I loved in any way, then he had to pay. "Carlos," I said, “do you mind if I check Marcus's room for a bit?" “What for?” he asked, his eyes widening i
ETHAN I pulled up to the curb slowly and killed the engine, but I didn't get out right away. I just sat there, staring up at the towering apartment building, and for the first time in days, I felt cold. Something was seriously wrong. I didn't know how I knew it, but I just did. The doorman thought
Instead, I let the tears flow. They spilled quietly down my cheeks as I banged mu head against the headboard and cried until I couldn't breathe and until my ribs hurt and my throat felt like sandpaper. Because I knew that no one was coming. I was all alone, and I was probably going to die here. And
I heard the sound of the lock turning before I saw the door open, and every muscle in my body tensed as Marcus’s silhouette filled the doorway, his shadow stretching across the wooden floor slowly. He was holding something in his hands, and when I craned my neck, I saw that it was a plate of food