A short, s

ted. "Ada, have you f

e leaned in, his voice a low, menacing whisper. "Is this because Ge

as so insulting,

d of playing, Heathcliff. This

is hand shot out, fingers clamp

backward until her back hit the cold bedroom wall. He trapped her there, his body press

h hot. "Don't forget, the Kowalski family still needs Ste

uished the last spark insi

said, her voice flat. "And y

. His free hand grabbed her chin, the g

aid, his voice dangerously soft.

ed through Ada. She channeled all the pain, all th

r hand s

ck echoed o

rint of her hand bloomed on his cheek. In three years, she had never so mu

da shoved him hard in the

breathing heavily

her voice shaking but lace

face her. His gray eyes were flat, cold

"You've finally mana

r eyes travel down his body i

r voice laced with a contempt so profound it was absol

o

ce than the slap. It was a direct assault o

ed in a brief, u

he laughed. The sound held no

word with chilling precision. "You will pa

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