Page 21 of Hook

I swallow hard and nod, putting my fists up in anticipation. The man circles me, the way a lion does its prey, until I have to turn around and back away, trying to keep him in my sight. Impatience unfurls within me as he has yet to make a move, so I dart forward and swing my fist toward him.

He catches it in his hand and pulls me closer, his flawless face inches from mine. “Try again.” He pushes me away.

I swallow hard, realizing that he’s toying with me. Although I know how to fight, I’ve never had to use my skills in a real-life situation. Something tells me that this man has countless times.

My heart races as we both step in circles around the room, eyes fixed on each other. You’d think by now, Tino would have gotten suspicious as to why I’m not back from the restroom yet, but there’s no sign of a rescue party.

Darting forward, I fake swing and change direction, landing a punch to his abdomen.

Instead of doubling over as I expect, a smile stretches onto his face and he manages to capture my wrist, yanking me toward him so that my back is flush against his hard, muscular body. “Is that the best you can do, Gwen?” he whispers into my ear, his breath teasing my earlobe.

I’m fucked.

My heart stutters when I feel a hard bulge against my back side. “You know all this fighting has got me hard as fuck, baby,” he murmurs into my ear.

I try to fight away, hating the way an illicit thrill spreads through my body at his touch. Even though he’s about to take me captive, I can’t deny the electric connection between us. “Please, don’t.”

He laughs softly in my ear as his hands slide around mine and immobilize them against my stomach. His lips brush against my earlobe as he speaks. “I could think of a better use of all that energy such as riding my cock with your tight virgin cunt, for one.”

I gasp at his dirty words. “I’ll never sleep with you.”

“Oh, Gwen, you will. Because you’re mine now.”

If only this man knew what kind of power he had over me—how easy it would be for him to take advantage of me at this moment. His words should scare me, but feeling his cock against my ass does something to me I can’t explain.

“And I’m never letting you go,” he adds.

The wordneverbreaks the haze over my mind, making me panic and try to break his hold. He’s too powerful.

And then I hear Tino’s voice. “Gwen, are you okay? You’ve been in there a long time.”

It’s about fucking time.

My stalker covers my mouth with his hand before I can reply, dragging me backward toward the open window. I struggle against him, but he’s too powerful.

“Quiet, baby,” he breathes, pulling his hand off my mouth to maneuver me out the window.

“Tino!” I scream his name. “Help!”

“Fuck’s sake,” he growls, pushing me out onto the street first.

I get to my feet and run as fast as I can. A door to a van to opens in front of me, blocking my path. A man stares at me from the back of it. “Alright, sweetheart?”

“No, please help! There’s a man chasing me.” I glance back to see my stalker smirking at me. He’s not running.

The man in the back of the van smirks.

“Oh fuck,” I say, as he lunges at me and yanks me inside.

“Got her, boss!”

“Start the engine. We need to get the fuck out of here now,” my stalker says, jumping into the back of the van with me. “Little Gwen decided to scream, didn’t you?”

I swallow hard as the doors shut and I’m trapped inside with these men.

“I’ll have to punish you when we get to our destination.” The look in his eyes is wicked. “Come and sit on my lap, Gwen.”

I shake my head. “I’m fine here, thanks.”

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