He moved towards her and there was an expression in his eyes that told Celesta what he was about to do.
She turned to pull open the door, but was too late!
With a swiftness that she had not expected, his arms went round her and he crushed her against him and pulled her back towards the fireplace.
“You are very desirable,” he asserted in a thick voice, “and I intend to possess you!”
She struggled against him, but his arms enveloped her so that she could not move and he was very strong.
“Let me – go!” she cried desperately and knew that in some horrible way her resistance excited him.
“You are lovely! Very lovely!” he continued, “and, when I have taught you to be a little more womanly, you will be lovelier still!”
There was a passionate desire in the thickness of his voice that made C
