t." Leandro gave me a smug smirk. "I'll see you i

st drunk enough to fall for his charm last night, but today. Today, al

. I didn't want to even think about how he knew my sizes so well. I tried to change quickly

I needed a shower or a cup of coffee more. It seemed to be a toss-up. Rummaging through the drawe

dress that I had fallen in love with, that I had watched for weeks in the window until it finally went on sale, that I

might as well have been. It took me a while to find my way to the staircase, and from there I co

his phone. "No, nothing. She doesn't even know how she g

uptly hanging up the phone bef

own at the breakfast island. He slid a small saucer full of cream an

." I started, uncomfor

an looked like he walked right out a GQ magazine with his piercing eyes and sparkling smile. I'd never seen such a perfectly fitting suit, and with the way it hugged his muscles, it was like it had been sewn just for him. Of course, with money like this, it very well may have been

t remembered something

me with that same

He seemed to have way too much fun at my expense, an

s. I bought one of your paint

knew all of that already. Nothing he said so far was shed

and sent my men back t

ur

fidgeted, my question

then what

istraught after, and they were afraid you were going to hurt yourself, so they gave you something to calm you down and brought you back here

lared, and every muscl

calm you down. It's hardly the same thing." He defended. "Hones

at concerned me, but that just seem

nced at the number, and a concer

ame very close to raping you. Those bruises and cuts all over your body? Tho

d and then stitched up by a bunch of men playing doctor. I needed to see a re

ying is you're safe here. I would like it if you

ne rang

crazy story about how your men or whatever the hell they are, drugged me and brought me here. And then I find my dress in pi

al relationship. And what happened last night was not just a one-off. Those men wanted you, and we may have stopped them for now, but they'll be back. My men risked

ng. This was random, and whoever he thought those men were, they weren't. It was absurd to think

can take a shower, you can wander around the grounds, can relax, and watch a movie. Whatever you want. This," he said, motioning to the door

s was all just a big mistake, and while I was grateful that they had been there last night, I wanted to run far, far away from here. But what if he was right? What if there was an off chance that whoever these men were, they'd com

when you leave here." He asked. There was a si

re? You don't

I'll be back in an hour or so." He said

dded in

rld had I gott