Chapter 4

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:38:05 +0000

Before her fingers could close around the cool brass knob, a hard hand seized her upper arm and wrenched her backward into the shadowed room. The sudden violence stole her breath; her mouth opened to scream, but his palm clamped over it instantly...rough, warm, smelling of expensive Oud sealing her cry into a muffled, desperate hum against his skin.