she w

this mess without her. It seemed he had made the mistake of angering Damien an

needed him but now she felt the urge to give herself up to help him... she d

oment's pause. "I want him to leave alive. I want to see hi

fer," he mused. Maria nodded and

inal. Maria felt a little bit of relief,

her cool skin. Up her arm, to her shoulder and then, resting on her delica

he released her, tur

ack to the bed and pressed her hand agains

rning her even

.

leaving

him from the room she was in, but she

at the balcony, nervo

as one picked out for her by the

g to spend her life away from all that she

price she had

efinitely wasn't one to mess with. For the past two days she had been in this hotel room, she had realized that Damien S

men had left the room

the black vehicle that stood in the hotel's park. The

keep to his words. Maria watched as her brother walked to the other si

on the white bandage that stood out, wrapped on her brother's hand and c

and an unhealthy burs

to Damien who still

to him?" She as

with a smirk. It irked her

pitch. She looked like she was about to cry,

a finger... or two. I don't really remember. Besides, i

n made Maria eve

ed. "You didn't keep to your end o

using to see her fuming and

t and tugging his sleeve up to reveal a gold watch and the gold bracelet he wore. He glanced at it briefly. "After all, I never told you he would be leaving here unharmed. I only promised you

wards him, her heels clicking on the

ing her hand to give him a slap. That

shake it out of. Before she knew it she was pinned to the wall a

all twice. It left her gasping for breath and weak against him.

to the wall with only one hand. "I don't like people who can't keep their anger to themselves. I try to be nice,

choke out but he only tigh

rely managed to keep herself standing on

felt fingers on her chin and she found herself bein

ce, darling. And I'm delighte

ay and he rel

burr that stirred something within her. "But for now

the sounds of Damien storming out of the

a slam and she covered

had she gott