Marked by My Fiancé's Brother
Lazar moves again; blood trickles from her nose, and she cries louder.
The dungeon door slams open, and Maya storms in. Her jaw is set hard, her eyes blazing, fury pouring off her in waves — but underneath it, if I didn't know better, I'd swear I glimpse something closer to grief. She crosses the room as though she'd tear it apart with her bare hands.
"Harvey. Stop it. Right. Now." Each word lands like a blow — no room for negotiation, no trace of fear in her, only that fierce, wild protectiveness, as if the sobbing creature in chains were something precious to her.