Love Under Contract
Her head snapped to the side, her platinum hair falling over her eyes, a sharp red mark instantly spreading across her cheek.
The guards shifted, but Damian raised a single hand, keeping everyone back.
Victoria slowly turned her head back toward me, wiping a tiny speck of blood from the corner of her lip. Instead of anger, her eyes burned with pure, unadulterated madness.
"Hit me all you want, Mrs. Vance," Victoria purred, her smile growing wider and more sinister. "It doesn't change the terms."
"What terms?" Damian demanded, stepping up beside me, his broad hand resting over the small of my back in absolute support.