Part 3
I could barely breathe, my body felt hotter and heavier than it ever had before. Every nerve in my skin was alert, tingling under the gaze of the three men who stood before me.
I should have been terrified.
I should have run.
But my body… my body was betraying me.
My pulse throbbed in time with the darkness around me. Something deep inside me was awakening, responding to their touch, their words, their very presence.
The dark-haired man—the one who had spoken first—still had his fingers gently wrapped around my throat. Not squeezing. Just holding, his thumb barely skimming the delicate skin beneath my jaw in a possessive manner.
And it sent a shudder straight down my spine.
“You feel it now,” he murmured, his voice feeling silk and intoxicating to my ears.
I swallowed, my b
