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Chapter 25 - Ave Maria

Author: Steph Starry
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-19 19:37:25

❦ Rosalind ❦

“Get down!”

He pulled out with a wet plop, yanked his pants back up, and picked up his gun from the bed, leaving me on my knees, blinking away the haze of lust.

The rattle of a submachine gun sounded somewhere far off, and the slam of the door as Viktor left the room snapped me back to my senses.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

How did that happen? One minute I was escaping, and the next he was balls deep in my throat. I had to get out of here before I humiliated myself any further.

I curled up on the floor, wiping my palm across my mouth, and shamelessly, I wished we hadn’t been interrupted.

Bullets thudded against the walls, but none got in, as far as I could tell.

Then a lightbulb flicked on in my brain. It was a rescue. Marcus and Dante had come for me. Of course!

Moving fast, I pulled on Viktor’s joggers and tied the waistband tightly. I opened drawers, checked the edges of the bed and under the pillows in search of my pistol. I gave up, there was no time.

The knob turned in my h
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