Mia stood frozen, every muscle in her body screaming for her to run—but there was nowhere to go. Adrian’s fingers trailed down her arm, light as a whisper, but the weight of his power suffocated her.
“You made a bold move tonight, love,” he mused, circling her like a predator. “Risking yourself for that nobody.”
Mia forced herself to meet his gaze. “Liam isn’t a nobody.”
Adrian’s smirk faltered, but only for a second. Then he sighed, feigning disappointment. “Still so defiant. I thought you’d learn by now.”
She swallowed the bile rising in her throat. She had to stay sharp. If she broke now, Adrian would never let her go.
“Is this what you wanted?” she asked, voice steadier than she felt. “To trap me here? To keep me like some… trophy?”
Adrian chuckled, stepping closer. “You make it
