เข้าสู่ระบบCole's face hardened as he looked at Daniel. “Take him. Put him in another car. I don't want him anywhere near her.”Two of his men immediately grabbed Daniel and dragged him toward the door while he screamed and cursed, still trying to fight them despite the bullet in his thigh. I barely spared him a glance. My attention was completely fixed on Cole, and when he shifted his hold on me, I instinctively tightened my arms around his neck.“Celene, let me put my jacket on you.”He tried to ease me away from him, but I clung to him harder.“No.” My voice came out as a shaky whimper. “Just hold me.”His eyes searched my face, and I could see the confusion there, but I couldn't bring myself to explain. I knew exactly what was happening to me. I knew why my skin felt too warm and why every little touch from him seemed to make the feeling worse. I had spent the last few minutes trying to fight it, telling myself to calm down, trying to think about anything else, but my body wasn't listening a
The door suddenly exploded open.I flinched so hard that the restraints around my wrists dug into my skin. For a second, I couldn't even process what I was seeing. Men stormed into the room with guns raised, and before Daniel could even turn around properly, a gunshot rang through the room.Daniel screamed.The bullet had hit his shoulder.He stumbled backward, clutching the wound as blood quickly spread across his shirt. “What the fuck!”Another shot followed before he could recover.This time, the bullet struck his thigh.Daniel collapsed onto one knee with a scream, cursing and grabbing at his leg as four heavily armed men rushed toward him. They grabbed him before he could reach for anything, forcing his arms behind his back while he fought and shouted.“Get the fuck off me!”He kicked wildly, but the men were stronger. One of them forced him down while another secured his wrists.“You fucking bastards!” Daniel screamed. “You have no idea what you're doing!”I barely heard him.My
Celene's POVThe door suddenly exploded open.I flinched so hard that the restraints around my wrists dug into my skin. For a second, I couldn't even process what I was seeing. Men stormed into the room with guns raised, and before Daniel could even turn around properly, a gunshot rang through the room.Daniel screamed.The bullet had hit his shoulder.He stumbled backward, clutching the wound as blood quickly spread across his shirt. “What the fuck!”Another shot followed before he could recover.This time, the bullet struck his thigh.Daniel collapsed onto one knee with a scream, cursing and grabbing at his leg as four heavily armed men rushed toward him. They grabbed him before he could reach for anything, forcing his arms behind his back while he fought and shouted.“Get the fuck off me!”He kicked wildly, but the men were stronger. One of them forced him down while another secured his wrists.“You fucking bastards!” Daniel screamed. “You have no idea what you're doing!”I barely
Cole Ryder's POV"Boss... the location pinged in an abandoned site... but get this, there'sa luxury hotel just ten minutes from there."Not again... not again... never again.I have lived through this before, and Lord knows, I'm not about to let this happen again... I could still remember the taste of blood in my mouth, the metallic bitterness coating my tongue as I dragged myself across the cold concrete floor of that warehouse. My shirt was soaked through, and every breath felt like broken glass moving through my chest. There were bodies scattered around me, men I had killed before they could kill me, but there had been too many of them. Daniel had known exactly how to get me there. He had used her voice. He had played a recording of Celene screaming and told me that if I didn't come alone, she would be dead within five minutes.I should have known it was a trap. I had spent my entire life surviving traps. I could walk into a room and know who was armed before anyone reached for a
"You bastard," I choked out, my voice cracking down the middle. "You sick bastard..."I squeezed my eyes shut, but the tears kept coming, hot and heavy, tracking into my hair.My head thudded back against the mattress. A cold, suffocating weight landed right on my chest, crushing the air out of me.It was happening all over again.The same trapped feeling, the same total powerlessness, watching everything get torn apart while I sat bound and useless. I’d spent years trying to get away from this exact kind of nightmare, thinking I was smarter now, stronger now. But none of that mattered. I was right back in the same damn hole, pinned to a bed, waiting for the worst to happen while he ran the whole show.A wave of heat hit my blood, sudden and heavy. My breath hitched, and a small, humiliating sound slipped past my teeth. I slammed my eyes shut, crying in sheer frustration as my body betrayed me.Daniel shifted, leaning over me. His thumb and forefinger grabbed my face, prying my eye op
Panic filled my veins at his words... He was going to force himself on me... and he was going to face my body to...react...this fucking pycho...I thrashed against the leather restraints, throwing my hips up, my shoulders slamming back down hard against the mattress as the rusted frame shrieked under me. The straps dug straight into the raw skin of my wrists and ankles, biting deep, but I didn't care. I couldn't stop."Get off me! Get the fuck off me!" I shrieked, my voice shredding into a raw gasp.Daniel shoved his way onto the bed, his knees coming down heavy on either side of my thighs to pin me down. His breath was hot and frantic against my cheek, his forehead slick with sweat."Fucking relax, Celene!" he barked, his fingers digging into my arms as he tried to stabilize himself over me. "Just stop fighting it! You take this and it's going to work fast. Just let it happen!""Go to hell!" I jerked my head violently to the side, snapping my jaw shut as his hand came down. "Touch m







