explicit sounds from the video continued to echo of

ghtened. He slowly raised his free hand, his thu

touch hers, a sound ri

cing, high-pitched siren coming from the b

line. It only rang for l

hand froz

up out of the water. A massive wave crashed ove

grabbed a white towel, wrapped it violently ar

it to his e

g. It was Genevieve, Giovanny's mother. Her voice was

possessive lust in his eyes vanished instantly. It

barked into the

three seconds. "

onto the counter. H

oice left no room for argument. It wa

floor, her brain struggling

He grabbed her arm and

a heavy black trench coat off a hanger and shoved her arms

ed them on with frantic speed. His hands were shaking slightly. He b

wrist again and pulled

oom. Giovanny raised his left wri

Roof. Sixty secon

ovanny slammed his fist against the roof a

opened t

wall of ice. The deafening roar of the he

wet silk dress clung to her legs

threw her into the backseat, climbed in after her, and

ng headsets and threw one at her.

ate. Maximum speed," Gi

nto the night sky. The glowing grid of Man

in, the air pr

nees and buried his face in his hands. His broad shoul

never seen this man-this unt

owly reached her hand a

gently over his cold

s bone-crushing, treating her not as a source of comfort, but as a physical grounding tool to a

d hard. The dark ocean and the massive, b

grass of the helipa

, Giovanny kicked the door open. H

toward the main house. The d

ed up the

mbroke, the elderly butler, stood in the door