instinct taking over. The ashtray grazed her cheekbone, a stinging line of fire, befo

p to protect her face, and the s

ood, china shattering. To Bella, it was lo

The sound didn't just enrage him; it physically assaulted him. For a moment, he

, Adonis slammed into her, pinning her against the wall. His hand, larg

ainst the wall. She clawed at his wrist, bu

rom hers. His eyes were bloodshot, rimmed with exhau

e couldn't breathe. She was going to die here, strangled b

k. T

er newly-donned apron. The herbs. The emergency sachet s

tighter. Bella's

t and grabbed the small fabric pouch. She didn't try to pull it out

d shoved the crushed sache

rated valerian root exploded into the air be

The scent cut through the sensory

pupil contraction. She remembered her

found the soft depression just behind his earlobe-the Yifeng

t was a sound of relief. The pressure point sent a nu

ned. Bella gasped, sucking

eplaced by a heavy, drugged fog. His eyelids flutter

mped f

, his forehead landing in the crook of her neck. He pinned

mumbled agai

is breathing leveled

the man who had just tried to kill her. The room was silent again