~ Madeline ~
My scream bounced off the walls and the man, Dante I recognized in that moment, jumped over the coffee table and grabbed me. His thick arm wrapped around my waist and and he hauled my slender frame against his thick body, clasping his hand tightly over my mouth. Panic streaked through me and I thrashed my whole body, kicking my heels back into his shins and trying to elbow him as i squirmed, pressing my teeth forward and bite one of his fingers. I could hear him grunt before he suddenly flexed, squeezing the air from my lungs making me squeak out in protest, he snapped my name telling me to stop and I went still, vibrating with fear.
For a pregnant moment he held me to him, and I could hear his ragged breath, feel it against my skin and just as suddenly he let go of me and
