r. Her knees felt weak. Every inch of her screamed to run, to scream but she coul

gan

he man no one had ever seen, now standing

e said softly, walk

s trembling. "Pleas

ed. Low.

ade it worse. They had sent him something untouched. A gif

ss says o

'm not who you think I am," s

ed down her body slowly

hink I

lms and tracing down her spine like ice. The air in the room was thick, almost suffocating....too still, too quiet....like a storm was waiting to erupt ju

, but the tension trapped arou

bones, a strong jaw, lips that looked carved from stone. But it was his stillness that terrified her most. He stood like a man who never needed to raise his voice to

ook a step back,barely noticeable, but enough. He saw

elicate to be broken. A finger lifted and brushed a loose strand of her hair

ng of running

dn't a

, Ember wa

s no way out of this r

throu

know if she'd

ce, the way her eyes begged, it made him angry. Angry that she

h tears building. "Yo

I do. They sent you here as part of a deal. I didn't ask fo

't belong in this world of shadows an

raced. "You do

n't want," he cut her off

idn't

h hot against her ear.

zipper down. The fabric slipped over her shoulders and fell to th

s eyes

aid, voice rough, "hav

dn't a

ser. "You have

nce gave

and possessive hunger shot through him. They had given him something pur

," he muttered like a

ising and falling in panic. "Pl

Reagan didn't stop. He couldn't. Beast aw

aist, pulling her ag

hunger that felt more like punishment. She gasp

get to say

s fell s

begged, whispered, cried...but it didn't mat

nd covered her body with his. She cried h

e took her. A

like she brok

sob. This wasn't what she imagined her first time to be. I

didn'

wanted to ruin her. Mark her. Keep her. She was now a part

pered harshly against her

, her body shaking with pain. She curled up, hugging

ng happened. He didn't look at he

aid quietly. "But they gave

small card

rning. Take a shower

he

k, but the silence that follow

curled into the sheets, heart brea

ust lost

ked away like s