Author's POV Lakeside Villa District In a villa bedroom, the lighting was dim. Only the faint sounds of a woman's helpless cursing and a man's heavy breathing could be heard... When Elijah removed his glasses, the desire he'd been suppressing blazed openly in his eyes. The moment he'd brought her through the door, he couldn't hold back anymore. She'd run for too long. He couldn't wait any longer. She was still cursing him—shameless, perverted. He didn't care. He simply claimed those angry words with his mouth. Before they even reached the bedroom, Mandy was already completely bare. The only reason Mandy had escaped to Ravenport, gotten into K&S, was because only Adrian could help shield her from Elijah's clutches. But this man had patience. He'd spent an

