red against her ribs

a beast, driven entirely by a fever she didn't understand. Panic seized her throat. Before she could think, her tiny

n't even mak

straight down her spine. With a swift, terrifyingly effortless movement of his left hand, he caught bo

his breath hot and uneven. "Why are you s

soft skin, burning through the thin white silk of her gown. His gaze didn't just look at her; it bored straight into her, mapping the frant

e mix of fear and defiance. She twisted her body, straining again

t to heave up and down violently before his eyes. The sight of her flawless, fair skin glistening with a light sweat was th

sh against his massive, solid frame. Her arms were still loc

egister the shift in gravity, his

s captu

ing with a possessive hunger that instantly turned Amilah's mind into a blank, spinning void. The sh

e heavy, burning weight of his right palm slide u

vival instinct, Amilah clamped her teeth down hard, biting his

thless chuckle, his thumb wiping a drop of his own crimson blood from his lip. He leaned i

ears began to spill over her eyelashes, tracing wet paths down her flushed cheeks. "What

He didn't want to hurt her. But the primal beast was fully awake now, and it t

e leaned over her. "You can't just walk into my kingdom and leave as y

ly slow burn. He leaned his head down, burying his face in the soft crook of her neck.

ipped past Amilah's lips when his

cing the soft, hourglass curves of her hips, causing h

r that this man was a stranger. But her heart and the thick, heavy ache spreading deep in her lower abdomen wanted not

room, tossing her gently onto the sprawling, plush mattress. Turning away for a fraction of a second, his shaking fingers ripped open the remaining but

e, she scrambled across the silk sheets,

ven make it

the bed with terrifying ease. In a heartbeat, Lowin pinned her beneath his massive fra

cking as she stared up at him. "I don't w

urmured, silencing her w

liding up the smooth skin of her inner thigh until it reached her most sensitive core. Amilah

reaction. "Are you sure you don't want this, bab

her as his long, slender fingers began to tease her

tease her, to stretch the agony out, but his own shaft was throbbing in a tight, painful ache t

stripped out of his tailored suit trousers and boxers,

e quiet room. His fingers shifted her lace panties to the side, sliding a single

oken moan that drove him

ge, his finger working inside her core at a rhythmic, demanding pace that drove her absolutely wild. A mi

mind went entirely blank. Her body shuddered violently beneath

e motion, he pulled the white silk gown completely over her head, throwing it to the floor. Amilah was

a deep, furious crimson as she instinctively c

ilish, predatory smirk.

her own mind. Lowin reached behind her, unhooking her bra with a practiced flick and discarding it. The sight of her bare

es down her stomach, before he blew a warm, heavy breath over her left nipple, which stood firm and hard under his ga

t, needy moans breaking from her throat. And when his fingers

men throbbing so hard it was a physical ache. To her own

d, throbbing in a tight, desperate ache for release. He positioned his long manhood

r had completely eroded his rational mind; he didn't e

hed, the more intense the pain became. She placed her tiny hands against his broad shoulders, trying to p

ing out a guttural groan. Her tight muscles grasped his length so

melt away, replaced by a crashing, overwhelming wave of pure pleasure. Lowin let out soft, ragged

owin groaned, hi

ied out, her fingers t

bright in the dark room, but neither of them heard it. The bedroom was ent

shuddering as she hit her release. Lowin followed a moment later, his bo

of the drug, he rolled her onto her side, pulling her hips back against him, and entered her from behind. Amilah w

n, and a deep, dreamless sleep carried her away. Lowin pulled her flush against his chest, catching

-

paced the hallway outside the pre

uck midnight, and the silence from his end was deafening. She had tried calling his di

d out her phone an

: Is he st

er contact popped

:No, he i

ld he be? Did he go home? No, Lowin wouldn't just leave without telling her, and besi

y dialed the d

e driver answered

" Victoria demanded, her voic

e was staying the nig

Victoria snapped, cutting him off

premises immediately

tled deep in her chest. This gala was supposed to be her perfect opportunity, the moment she could use a controlled

e, heavily drugged. What

ile woman in the white dress from the VIP corridor flashed in her mi

one under the dimming chandeliers. She scanned every corner,

a? Are y

, her brow furrowed in confusion

ght, practiced smile onto her lips. "I'm fine, A

oward the exit. Annah had been waiting around to see if Amilah would come back to say g

ite. Blind with rage, she grabbed a heavy crystal vase from the glass table and h

onto the sofa, her though

th that wom

led the dark, heavy way Lowin had looked down at the girl in the hallway, her confidence fractured. He must ha

n another woman's arms fueled a

d into the empty, ruined suite, her eyes narro

the empty room, comple

ouse, her man was already fast asleep, with a