inda's face, snapping her

d herself trapped in a shadowy room

bit into h

he crawled onto the bed, fi

ked a lighter and set a candle aflame. "Mi

methods of torturing women in bed. He had lost an eye after being

ance might be

Ryan's hands-every move calculated to degrade her,

hing wrong. The punishme

ips as molten wax landed on her b

unged at her, eyes alight with perverse pleasure

heart burned with hatred for D

cape felt i

e couldn't bear to think of what wou

being ripped to shreds-survi

ed in her bloodshot g

her resolve now; living m

lips as she leaned in and whispe

m. For a moment, his twisted confidence falt

de, hiding her revulsion behind a teasing smirk. "

othing. What's there to fear?" Grabbing his phone, Ryan positioned it b

nda's mouth, even as terro

st, desperate wager-a test of wheth

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chaos reigned i

e flashed in

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l after call. "Declan, did you really ju

unwavering. "

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link, and Declan's f

da lost a

hot up from his

m, her voice trembling with anxiety. "Decl

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minutes slipped by withou

elinda's eyes, the l

ister laugh filled the room as Ryan's hand caressed her cheek. "I know your game-you

ugh Melinda, her thought

might show even a hint of regr

her dignity, her life-

miliation could rouse him; he was proba

d, drained of a

e and forcing her legs apart. "A live show for the age

er neck, choking off her breat

t little remained of her reputation,

she summoned every sc

wers had to be found. The Dawson family nee

eal Claire's true n

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ugh her lips. "No! Ple