ELENA.
I said, my voice steady despite the racing of my heart. I wasn't going to let this old dog bark me into a corner.
I turned to walk away from him and this disgusting room and never looked back. But I had underestimated how desperate and how fast a cornered animal could be.
Before I could take two steps toward the door, his hand grabbed the back of my hair. I let out a cry of shock as he yanked me backward. With a grunt, Lucien slammed my head down into the hard wooden table.
Oh f**k. He was strong.
Stars exploded in my vision. A sharp, searing pain shot through my skull, and for a second, the world went gray. I winced, my hands scrambling for anything on the table as I tried to push myself up, but he was too f*****g heavy.
What the hell?
"You think you're so special now?" Luci
