CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
~ Stephano
I dragged her into my office so violently that her heels skidded, her body jerking forward, and I felt that small, sharp jolt in my chest as she gasped, struggling to catch her balance.
Her voice came out in a hiss, as though I had physically wounded her. “Let go of me! You’re hurting me!” Her nails sank into my wrist, but I didn’t give a damn.
I slammed the door shut behind us, the click of the lock slicing through the silence like a threat, sealing us in, and God, sealing her in with me.
She pulled again, fire sparking in her eyes. “Mr. Maddens—”
That name—that name.
I couldn’t stand it. It made my skin crawl, knowing that she was still pretending to be innocent. I snapped around and shoved her back into the door, my chest pressing down on her blossom
