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“Felt what?” he teased.

Taking in a tiny breath, she glanced down demurely. Now was the time to put her thoughts into action. She knew exactly how she needed to work this situation in order to escape. If she played her cards right, she would be out of her cell before her captor realized just what had happened.

“That spark. When I touched you. I think there’s something between us. Am I just imagining things, or did you feel it too?” she wondered, deliberately lifting her eyes and locking them on her abductor.

Biting into the smooth flesh of his cheek, Kade tried desperately to stop himself from smiling. Her comment had taken him off guard much in the same way her actions did only moments before. He thought it would take her some time to feel any sort of attraction but lucky for him, she was letting her emotions win over her head. This was better than anything he could’ve hoped for.

“You aren’t imagining anything, Sweetheart,” he said, once again taking a seat on the edge of the cot. “I feel it, too. I’ve felt it from the first moment I saw you. You’re all I’ve ever wa—”

“May I kiss you?” she asked suddenly, cutting him off.

Physically taken aback, he stammered. Had he heard her, right? He wasn’t dreaming, was he?

“You...you want to kiss me?” he asked, his deep voice cracking in amazement.

Nodding her head, Lexi lifted her face towards his. Trying her best to entice her handsome abductor, she ran the tip of hertongue across her lower lip. It was now or never. Freedom was just within her grasp.

“Yes, very much so,” she breathed.

Leaning in closer, Kade lifted his large hand to cup the side of her face. Brushing his thumb across her high cheekbone, he brought his face a scant few inches away from hers. He had been thinking of this moment for so long and now that it was finally happening, he couldn’t believe his luck.

“Then kiss me,” he whispered.

Praying that her little plan would work, she let out a shaky breath. Closing her eyes, she gently pressed her lips to his in an act of faux want. At first, she played the virgin, timidly kissing his soft lips. She wasn’t sure as to how he wanted her to behave, whether he wanted an angel or vamp. It was important that she keep him on the hook before it was too late.

Noticing her hesitation, he took the lead and deepened their first kiss; encouraging her perfect lips to move under his in a passionate game of give and take. Alternating his need from gentle to hungry, he nipped her bottom lip before soothing it with a swipe of his tongue. It wasn’t long before he felt her soften and return his kisses with fervor. Her enthusiasm was better than anything he had ever dreamed.

Lexi’s heart raced as she realized her captor wasn’t as repulsive as she thought he might be. On the contrary, she found herself thoroughly enjoying their torrid moment. It was apparent from the way her body was betraying her that he knew how to kiss, and kiss well. She almost didn’t want it to end.

Almost.

“Mmm, more,” she demanded against his moving mouth. “More!”

Spurred on by her heady command, he moved his large form over hers, trying his best not to crush her slim body as he settled himself between her thighs on the cramped cot. It seemed as if the drug he injected into her on the trail had fully worked out of her system by the way she wrapped her toned legs around his waist.Perfect timing,he smugly thought. There was no turning back now, she washis.

Moaning wantonly into the seemingly passionate kiss, she hooked her feet together and squeezed her legs to hold him tightly in place. Not wanting to tip him off to what was happening, she rolled her hips and moved her hands to either side of his chiseled face, creating the semblance of a woman giving into her lustful desire. It was now or never, this hastily thrown together planhadto work.

After counting to three in her mind, she suddenly pulled his lower lip between her teeth and her bit down on as hard as she could. Hearing her abductor yelp in acute pain, she gruffly yanked his torso to hers and rolled off the cot, taking him down hard onto the cement floor with her. Managing to free her legs from his waist, she pushed him flat on the unforgiving surface before wiggling up his torso. Pinning her bony knees onto his broad shoulders, she sat on his chest and let out a feral scream. It was time for her to unleash all the anger she had spent so long repressing.

He had chosen the wrong girl to take.

Looking up at her in utter disbelief, Kade tried to make sense of what had just happened. One minute he was kissing the love of his life, the next he was lying on his back with the wind knockedfrom his lungs and his lip torn and bloodied. Just what the fuck did she think she was doing?

Raising a closed fist, she pulled back her arm and angrily bared her teeth. Not wanting to give him an advantage, she viciously began her second assault. He would pay for what he had done.

Time came to a grinding halt as confusion tore through Kade’s mind. Before he had a chance to react and deflect, he felt the crushing blow of her balled fist contacting his nose. Once, twice, and then a third time. Leaving him dazed and too stunned to move.

Satisfied with her final punch, she stood to full height and jumped a foot away from his writhing body. Shaking her stinging hand, she gave her abductor a scathing look before kicking him in the ribs in rapid succession. Screaming a string of obscenities into the stale air of the room, she let herself rage. Even if she didn’t escape, at least she had this moment. It was a thought that thrilled her to no end.

Hissing through gritted teeth, he felt his anger spike. Trying unsuccessfully to grab her leg, he rolled his protesting body away in a protective maneuver. Attempting to rise to his feet, he spat a mouthful of blood onto the cold floor. How dare she try something so stupid?How fucking dare she!?

Knowing that time was not on her side, she ended her vicious attack and sprinted towards the unlocked door. With her adrenaline pumping hotly through her veins, she grabbed onto the metal handle and wrenched the slab of metal open. Without giving her captor a second glance, she made her way out of the suffocating cell.

“ALEXANDRIA!” Kade screamed. “GET BACK HERE!”

Pressing his hand against his bruised ribs, he growled in acute pain. Using the cot to hoist himself to a standing position, he slowly stumbled forward after the brunette. Wiping the blood trickling from his nose with the back of his hand, he felt his frustration explode. He knew that Lexi could fight, but never thought she would attack him like this. Did she honestly think she could escape?

“ALEXANDRIA,”he bellowed.“YOU WON’T LEAVE ME!”

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