Finally, he released her, and she collapsed against the wall, coughing, dragging in breaths like they were the last she’d ever take. But his fury wasn’t done. He grabbed a fistful of her hair, yanking her head back cruelly. Her cry of pain split the night.
Without a word, he dragged her across the poolside, her feet stumbling to keep up, and within seconds he shoved her into his room. The door slammed shut behind them and in a single violent motion, he threw her onto the bed.
“Do you even know the meaning of the word you’re using?” he shouted in her face.
“I… I… do,” she choked in a frightened tone.
“Oh, you do? "Seriously, Seraphina?” His eyes burned as he scowled. “If I had ever seen you as a w***e, I would have treated you the same way I tortured you those days before and after marr
