Chapter 14Sela caught up with Axel as the door closed to Snake’s room, shutting them out, and Axel threw an impotent punch at the surface, cursing, wincing and grabbing hold of his hand. The glare he cast her way stung, but nowhere near as much as his bruised knuckles.
“He’s shook up.” Heading for his own suite, Axel made an odd and poor attempt to explain Snake’s behaviour.
“I’m not surprised. We all are. That was a stupid—” The complaint blossomed into a moan as Axel gripped her wrist so hard her arm went numb as he dragged her inside. Time she put a stop to this; he made too much of a habit of towing her around. After shutting the door, he set the privacy seal, spinning to lean into her, pinning her against the closed door. She twisted her head, not to avoid his eyes or his lips, or w
