The deafening, grinding screech of fracturing concrete filled the narrow trench as the high-powered laser drill completed its circular cutting sequence. Fissures of blinding blue light spiderwebbed across the heavy structural slab directly above their heads, raining down a violent shower of sharp stone fragments and choking white dust.
The ten-ton ceiling was dropping.
Dominic didn’t look up at the collapsing mass. His unyielding focus remained entirely locked onto Vivian's face. With a low, feral growl of pure, territorial desperation, he shifted his massive 6'4" frame, wrapping his arms around her waist and rolling her over until he was completely pinned beneath her. He pulled her voluptuous plus-size curves flat against his chest, tucking her head securely under his chin and using his
