"What are you going to do?" Elodie's instincts warned her that something was wrong. A powerful sense of dread rose inside her.
In the darkness, he pinned her down. She struggled desperately, kicking and hitting him.
Impatient, he gathered both her hands into his grip. Sensing what he intended, she didn't scream or beg. Instead, she made a sudden, ruthless decision and bit his lip hard.
She bit with enough force to nearly tear the skin.
Blood spread across his lips. In pain, he released her.
She gasped for breath, but her voice was as cold and steady as ice. "This is the first time in my life I've hated someone from the bottom of my heart. Are you satisfied?"
In the dark, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His voice held a complexity she'd never heard before. "Are you a
