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Why do you look so familiar? Why?
I felt a presence only seconds before an arm was wrapped around my throat, forcefully dragging me backward and against a hard body. I immediately reacted, trying to twist in order to drive my heel into his foot. It was a reaction I’d trained myself to do in case I was ever attacked. Even though I knew who’d captured me, my natural instinct had been to fight. Did that say something about my distrust or about feeling uneasy of letting go? He chuckled in my ear, jerking me even closer as he ground his cock against my bottom.
“My beautiful little bird. You wouldn’t be trying to hurt me now, would you?” he asked, although the husky growl in his voice made the words garbled.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“Taking what belongs to me.”
“I don’t belong to you.” I twisted again, able to duck away from his hold. His look of amusement meant he’d expected me to pull away.
“Yes. You do.”
I laughed, darting a quick look over his shoulder. He followed my gaze, his nostrils flaring.
“If you honestly think you’re going to find safe passage outside that door, you would be wrong. There are predators everywhere.”
There was something enticing about the little game we were playing, but I sensed he’d meant what he said. He truly believed I belonged to him. When he took a step closer, I took two backwards. Then the dance was repeated. I raked my gaze down the front of him, admiring every inch of his muscular body. The man was built like no other.
“Do you like what you see, Sarah?”
“Yes.”
“Then you need to trust me.”
“How can I do that when you all but abducted me, dragging me to another state?”
“You’re free to go anytime.” His smirk was far too beguiling. He knew exactly what he was doing to me.
“Maybe I will.” I maintained a wide arc as I passed by him, knowing exactly what he would do. When he snagged my arm, twirling me around and fisting me by the hair, stars floated in front of my eyes.
“But you will never be able to get away from me, even if you wanted to.”
Somehow, I believed him. He jerked me back, wrapping his arm around me and lowering his head. When he licked the shell of my ear, I dragged my tongue across my lips. His hot breath alone was almost enough to bring me to an orgasm. I fingered his arm, blinking as I studied the colorful design. The red rose was stunning, but the black dagger driven through it was telling. If only I knew what the translation of the Italian words underneath. I had a feeling they were important.
“Why is that?”
He shifted his hips, his actions creating a wave of heat between my legs. I was thrown by the desire roaring through me when I should be doing everything to push him away, at least until I found out everything there was to know about him. Why did he have such an effect on me?
“Because I’m the only man who could provide what you need.”
“What do you think I need?”
“Release from the chains you placed around yourself, freedom to let go of your inhibitions. Only I understand the darkness festering inside of you, the wants that drive you crazy, the needs that you can’t explain to anyone. I can smell your fear, but it’s not me you should be terrified of. It’s living the rest of your life never able to feel again, to explore your needs, to satisfy a hunger that gnaws at you every day.”
“Who are you?”
“A man cut from the same cloth, longing for the same fulfillment. That begins today. Remove your clothes.”
“Not unless you tell me your last name,” I demanded.
“I thought you enjoyed our game of remaining strangers.”
“I’m no fool, Gabriel. I live in New York, remember.”
“But I could easily tell you a lie.”
“Yes, you could. But you won’t. You have a sense of integrity that will never allow you to lie about who and what you are.”
