Kell

ch force it slammed against the wall, jo

ppening, he had ripped the blankets off me and hauled me out of bed. The sudden movement s

nches from mine, his breath hot with

gasped, clutching my aching side

mall and sharp. It was one of my own diamond stud earrin

. "The place was ransacked. There was blood everywhere. She

disbelief. "Julian, this is a setup.

ing. Stars exploded behind my eyes as my air supply was cut off. He truly believed I was capa

e," I choked out, my

t longer before flinging me away. I col

he said, his voice a low, terri

guards appeared, dragging a whimper

yan. They had brought

?" I screamed, scra

nds behind his back, forcing him to stand at the very edge. Below him, the city lights swam dizzily. A car

towards him, grabbing the hem of

ts bumper nudging Bryan's legs, pushing him cl

as cold as the grave. "Admit you had som

th it!" I wailed, my heart shattering into a mill

orcefully this time. I heard a sickening crack, and Bry

o count, his voice ca

reaming down my face. "I'll say wh

llow, mirthless sound

ngine roa

led me forward. I scrambled to my feet, ignoring the fire in my ribs, and ra

harp with alarm, a flicker of pan

s too

vehicle slammed into me. The impact was a brutal, bone-shattering explosion of force. I

blood. A thick, warm stream

disbelief. He gathered me into his arms, his hands tremb

the speaker. "Mr. Pena, we found her! We found Ms. Barron! S

She wa

had done crashing down on him. He had tortured me, broken my

my brother, who was now being untied, the

of his men, his voice strained. Then, int

g me. Again.