Trapped By The Ruthless Billionaire Heir

ensive champagne and hollow laughter. Adelia pressed her back against the dark mahogany paneling near the terrace doors, willing herself to become part of the shadows. H

, her eyes fixed on the polished marble floor, and took a step toward the terrace. The cool night air

ther step. A

vise, the grip bruising, inescapable. The sudden pressure sent a jolt of pure adrenaline through her v

e familiar scent hit her first-cedar, vetiver, and something darkly masculine that always made her stomach cl

dows, away from the light, away from safety. His breath was h

aying the fear she tried so hard to hide. She pulled ag

a dull thud. He caged her in instantly, his large hands slamming against the wall on

le of his thigh pressed against her core, and a dangerous heat seeped through the thin fabric of her underwear. She squee

up. He didn't caress; he possessed. His thumb dragged across her lower lip, pul

lia?" His voice was a low rumble, vib

They saw too much. They took too much. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a

gers dug into her cheeks, forcing her head back aro

e coldness in his eyes was abs

the start of the evening's main event. The sound of applause rippled through t

the fabric, tracing the neckline, brushing the swell of her breast. It wasn't a comforting

so close that his lips brushed the shell o

uld stop it. A spark of defiance flared in her

smile spread across his face. It d

, his gaze a physical weight that made her skin cra

he blood in her veins. Her face drained of color. That fund was the only th

d a slow path down the side of her neck, finding the rapid pulse point beneath her skin.

isper, "the trust committee will tear that fund apart. I'm the only one who

e main hall. Someone was

redator vanishing in the blink of an eye. He adjusted his cufflinks-a quick

ed away, his broad shoulders disappearing

laster until she was sitting on the floor. Her breath came in short, ragged gasps. She

re already blooming on her skin, a vivid reminder of his hol

out. She had to brea

the only law that mattered. And she was