Adeline felt her feet leave the ground as the man wrapped one hand around her waist while the other kept pressing on her mouth. Her surprise vanished, replaced by the compelling need to scream. She kicked with everything she got as she felt him move towards the door of the balcony that stood slightly ajar. Digging her nails in the hand holding her mouth, she tried to pry it off, but the man just cursed, tightening his grip around her.
They were almost at the balcony door when her foot connected with one of the decorative tables and the vase with fresh flowers on top of it toppled over, falling to the ground and shattering into pieces. The man stopped for a second, growling in frustration, and Adeline took advantage of his momentary distraction, pulling at his hand again until her mouth w
