Ivyâs POVAlexander takes me home.No. Not takes. Claims.Like a conquering fucking king dragging his spoils back to his throne.The second we step inside, he slams the door shut, turns, and pounces.I gasp as my back hits the door, his massive body pinning me there like a fucking animal.âYou have no idea,â he growls, voice wrecked, âwhat seeing you cry does to me.âHis hands are everywhereârough, demanding like he needs to prove Iâm still here, still his.I swallow hard, my pulse hammering.His hand tangles in my hair, tugging my head back to bare my throat to him.âAnd now,â he murmurs against my pulse, âIâm gonna fuck the memory of him out of you.Gonna make sure the only thing you remember... is me.âGod help meâI want it. I want him.âSay it,â he demands.âSay... what?ââWho do you belong to?âI moan, back arching into him. âYou.âHe growls low in his throat, a savage sound that makes me clench around nothing.âLouder.ââYou!â I cry, nails digging into his back. âI belong to yo
Ivy's POV The moment we step out of that filthy room, it feels like I can breathe again.But only just.The skyâs a dusky blue now, the motel bathed in the glow of dying sunlight. I stare up at it, the colors bleeding together like watercolors, and I wonder if Iâll ever feel clean again.Alexanderâs hand is still wrapped around mine tight, secure, like heâs scared Iâll vanish if he lets go.I don't blame him. Iâm not even sure I exist right now.He opens the car door for me, gently nudging me into the passenger seat like Iâm made of glass. The rage in his body has simmered into this dangerous, quiet storm, but his touch on me? It's soft. Worshipful.He gets in, starts the car, and for a long time... we just drive.No words.Just the sound of tires against pavement and the slow, heavy rhythm of my breathing.And thenââIâm sorry,â I whisper.His head snaps toward me like I just slapped him.âThe fuck are you apologizing for?ââI shouldâve told you sooner,â I say, tears rising again. â
Alexanderâs POVThe silence in the car is deafening, but inside me? It's a warzone.I grip the steering wheel like itâs the only thing stopping me from ripping the motherfuckerâs throat out with my bare hands. My knuckles are white. My jawâs locked so tight, itâs a miracle my teeth arenât shattering.I glance at her in the passenger seat. Ivyâs curled into herself, arms wrapped around her body like sheâs trying to disappear. Her eyes are red. Hollow. That goddamn fire in her⊠itâs dimmed.And I see red. I want to kill him. Slowly. Make him feel everything she feltâhelpless, terrified, fucking humiliated. I want to hear him scream. Beg. Bleed.âYou okay?â I ask, though I already know the answer.She doesnât speak at first. Just gives a tiny nod thatâs more for my benefit than anything real. My little liar. Sheâs not okay. Sheâs barely holding it together, and I fucking hate that I let this happen under my watch.I reach over, grab her hand, and squeeze hard enough to remind her Iâm her
Ivyâs POVIt starts with a text.One fucking text that shatters everything.Unknown Number:Miss me, Ivy? Got something you might wanna see. Meet me, or I make you famous.Thereâs a picture attached.I almost donât look. Almost.But curiosity is a vicious little bitch, and my finger moves before I can stop it.One tap, and the world stops spinning.Itâs a still frame. Blurry. Dimly lit. But my eyes focus instantly, like my brain already knows what itâs seeing and just didnât want to believe it.Me. Naked. On my knees.My breath seizes. My lungs forget how to work.I drop the phone like it just screamed at me, like itâs hot metal burning through my skin.âNoâŠâ I gasp, my voice a whisper so raw it barely sounds human. âNo, no, noââThat tape was supposed to be gone. I begged him. I fucking begged him to delete it.He said he did. I made him swear.And I was stupid enough to believe him.My knees buckle, but I catch myself on the kitchen counter, fingers curling so tight around the edge
Ivyâs POVHe shoves my skirt up past my waist, rough fingers yanking my panties aside without a second thought. His touch is ruthless, fingers sliding between my thighs, slick with my need, already dripping for him.âFuck,â he mutters against my ear, breath hot and ragged. âYou fight me like you donât get off on it.âI swallow hard, trembling as two fingers slide deep inside me, curling and dragging out a shuddered moan.âMaybe I get off,â I whisper, voice shaky and breathless, âon you losing control.âA dark chuckle rumbles from his chest. âGood. Because Iâm about to fucking wreck you, baby girl.âHis fingers move with brutal precision, fucking me with a relentless rhythm that makes my knees weaken and my nails dig into his shoulders. The heel of his hand presses hard against my clit, grinding in maddening circles as I tremble, my body breaking down under his assault.Iâm a moaning, shaking messâbegging and cursing at the same time.Then, just when I think I canât take any more, he p
Ivy's POVI slam the front door so hard it echoes through the whole damn mansion. The walls shudder like theyâve just taken a hit from a wrecking ball, and I donât give a flying fuck. My heels clack against the cold marble floor, each step a furious drumbeat that matches the storm raging inside me.His heavy boots thunder behind me, but Iâm moving too fast, too furious to care about his presence right now.âIvy.âHis voice cuts through the silence, low and warning, like a growl from some wild animal ready to pounce.I donât slow. I donât even blink. I yank the hair tie from my ponytail, flinging it behind me like a grenade that could blow this whole goddamn place to hell.âIvy, stop.âHis grip is sudden, fierceâhis fingers clamp around my arm like iron bands, spinning me around before I can even react.His eyes burn dark, molten, dangerous. God, he looks like a sin made flesh, all black shirt and rolled-up sleeves, muscles flexing just right. Should make me weak in the knees, right? W