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His expression cold and hard, he turned the handle. The door opened easily.
Too easily.
Just as I was about to step away, a hand reached from the darkness of the room. It grabbed my wrist, jerking me forward and towards the shadows inside.
Manuel and I struggled for control of the gun, with Antonio joining in. Then the rest of Manuel's men surrounded us. Too quickly, I was pressed up against the wall, my hands behind my back.
I didn't know where the gun was; it had been lost in the fight.
My fresh tattoo burned against my chest, along with my shoulder-wound from the last time I'd been held captive by Manuel's men.
"Looks like the little pajarita has lost her wings," Manuel's breath poured over the shoulder of my flimsy dress.
I could feel his hard dick pressing into my back; he got off on this kind of thing.
Disgust rolled over me and bile surged up my throat. Sweat plastered my hair to my face, which was pressed up against the cold wall.
A wave of helplessness overwhelmed me as a flashback threatened to unfurl through my mind.
"You're mine, little pajarita," he growled over my shoulder; my howl filling the air as his teeth bit down on my shoulder. "You'll never escape me. Even after death, I'll chain you to me and we will walk the dregs of hell together."
A roar ripped from my mouth. "I will never belong to anyone ever again!"
Yanking my wrist from his hold, I jammed my elbow into his gut. Then I slammed down on his foot. He groaned in pain, releasing me. But only for a second before his men were on me.
I fought against them, panic taking over. I thrashed and punched.
"You disappoint me, Tatiana," Manuel said, then, "Hold her down."
Hands went to my back, my side, my arms. Imprisoning me. Salty tears of sweat dripped into my eyes. My breath heaved. Someone shoved my neck into the wall. I was helpless to move a single inch.
"Move," Manuel commanded. Hands shuffled, still holding me still. Then Manuel was at my back, again. "Looks like the little bird hasn't learned her lesson yet." He paused, pressing a small kiss on my shoulder. A shiver of disgust rolled up over me. "But you will. You will."
A needle pricked right over the same spot he'd just kissed.
"No!" I screamed, renewing my urge to fight, even as the numbness surged through my veins.
He tenderly kissed each spot on my skin before he injected me. The poison spread quickly.
He left my neck and head free.
I was outnumbered. I had to get him alone. I leaned against the wall limply.
He turned my face away from the cold concrete to give me a triumphant smile.
Drool leaked from my mouth.
"Now, now," he wiped it away, his lips tilted down. "Even under these circumstances, we must still be a lady."
My eyes drifted to Antonio. For the first time, I noticed that he hadn't been one of the men restraining me. He was standing to the side, a conflicted look on his face.
"Please," I begged him.
Grabbing my chin, Manuel jerked my face towards him. "Eyes only on me, doll."
There was a loud boom, stilling everyone into silence for a brief second.
His eyes flashed with surprise and anger. "He's here already."
