Captive Of The Ruthless Underground Boss

scraping her skin against the bindings until warm blood slicked her palms. The cold concrete flo

He twisted his fingers into her hair and yanked her head ba

er oxfords stepped into a puddle of dirty water. Drop

er seized lungs. The tall man stood cloaked in the shadows of the warehouse.

glowed amber in the dim light. He gave a slight fl

efinition camera, pointing the lens directly at June

ck of her throat as the reality of what was about to happen crashed into her.

r. His voice was a low, hollow rumble that bounced off the met

bout her, that they had not spoken in months. The words crumbled on her ton

. He gave another dismi

's coat. He pulled his fist back

e. The freezing night air hit June's exposed collar

he impact drove all the air from her body. Her scream died instantly. She curl

ery flicker of terror on her face. A muscle ticked in his jaw. His fingers tightened around hi

ideo call to Jessica Cole, turning his screen so t

anhattan hotel suite filtered through the speaker. Jes

o cancel her upcoming high-society wedding immediately. If she refused,

screen. She called out for her mother. Tears mixed with the

n shifted for a brief second. Then, her eyes dar

alm. She stated she would never throw away a

ne wen

lack screen. The final shred of hope in her chest snapped. Her eye

f raw anger through his veins. But a man like him always had contingencies. He looked at Rocco, his voice dropping to a lethal octave. "I

and still pressed down on June's sho

e crushed it under his leather heel. He barke

cal pain and her mother's ultimate betrayal triggered a ha

air shifted as his arm sw

eyes rolled back into her head. Her body w

om her nose. He looked back at Ga

icked June's leg with the toe of his shoe.

the deathly pallor of her face. A strange, heavy knot for

camera. He told him to throw th

bage. Gage took one last look at the blood smeared on the concrete. H

d. He walked toward the vehicle, Gage pullin