Page 98 of Bound By Her

He could’ve spent his time finding that instead of wasting away in the dark.

His muscles tensed. Her knee pressed harder into his thigh. Her nails digging in through the fabric of his pants. The scent of lavender surrounding him, thick and distracting.

Too much.

His mind reeled.

“Hands behind your head.”

His body obeyed before his mind could catch up.

Fingers laced. Resting exactly as she commanded.

A flicker of something crossed her face.

Surprise.

But she recovered fast. Studying him, her gaze cutting deep, too deep.

His skin prickled.

It felt—personal.

Shame rushed through him. The weight of the day pressing down, suffocating, unbearable.

He turned his head. Not wanting to be this exposed. Pain erupted from his scalp.

She had dropped his balls?—

Only to fist his hair, dragging him forward.

His world tilted.

The ground vanished. Her outstretched foot tripping him, and he tumbled, landing hard on his ass inside the open room.

“What the fuck?” he said, finding his voice.

Her foot came down hard into his abdomen. He doubled over. Thankfully, she had missed his mostly healed rib, but it took him a second to catch his breath.

Bryson sensed her moving around the room. His mind tried to make sense of what was happening. Something hit him from behind, hard. He collapsed to the floor, gasping for breath.

He opened his mouth to say something smart, but she was there, shoving a piece of rubber between his teeth.

“Since you never seem to have anything of value to say.”

Click

He stood up, his nostrils desperate to get the air her assault took. He clawed at the buckle, but he couldn’t release it. Rounding on her, he tried to grab her, but she was ready again. Moving to the side, she brought her knee up, this time connecting with his rib.

Pain shot through his body, and he stepped back,nostrils flaring. It was harder to breathe with that thing in, and he needed to concentrate on getting air in and out.

They squared off, two predators locked in a dim cage. Bryson didn’t care what she had done for Seth, he wasn’t going to go down without a fight.

“Not another step, or I call Eric in. Not only will I follow through on my threat to remove Seth and Kaydon from the house, but I’ll let Eric have the entire night alone with you in this room.”

He froze, staring at her. There had been a few times where he had wondered. Wondered if she was as ruthless as he thought she was. As cold and heartless as the rumors about her said.

His mind tried to reconcile the woman who he had just seen calming Seth, and the person who stood in front of him now.

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