s. She was lying on a massive bed, covered by a bl

flying to her throat. The heavy metal coll

rimson fabrics. Floor-to-ceiling windows revealed a sprawling, alien garden filled with biolumin

and unpacked into a room far too fine for her. Somewhere beyond these walls, the men w

, white slip dress and a glass

heart hammered against he

ndows. She slammed her hands against the glass, only to be thrown bac

l door. There was no handle, only a bio

a plan, the scanner chimed gree

om the acquisition hall. He had messy, fiery red hair a

ze raking over her naked body with blatant hunger.

ce burning. "Stay away from me!" she spat, the

d into the room. With every step he took, the ai

" Evan purred. "We paid a fortune for you.

the wall. She was trapped. But she noti

low and lunged, trying to slip past h

, but Evan w

l vise clamped around her wrist. The momentum of her spr

t the wall. His other hand shot up, his fingers wr

ed, his face inches from hers. "B

out with her bare feet. "

ly smelled like ozone and wild musk. Behind him, a massive, thick fox tai

rist tightened until Kelsey felt her bones

bove her head, pinning them flat against the wall. His body

physical disparity crushed the breath

, followed by the other three brothers. They st

but it carried the weight of abs

en released Kelsey's wrists, though he didn't step ba

er wrists were bruised a deep, angry red. She looked up at the

hat looked slightly too sharp.

white dress from the nightsta

ice dropping to a dangerous registe

irs of eyes watching her, waiting to see if she would break. Her st