Dmitry bends down and grabs my arm, yanking me roughly to my feet. “I won’t.”
“Stay close by. I need to go make sure the other women went back to the container, but I’ll be back later to collect her when you’re finished.” With that, the Tiger gives me a final sneer before turning and stalking away.
Dmitry grabs me just above the elbow and pulls me back into a corner between a wall and a stack of lifeboats.
“Fight,” he says, voice low.
“Fight me,” he repeats. “Make it sound like this is a struggle. I’m supposed to be punishing you.”
“But he’s gone,” I start to say.
Dmitry shakes his head. “He could be nearby. We aren’t alone, so make it believable.”
“What are you going to—”
His mouth is over mine, silencing my question before I can even ask it. I’m not complaining. I sink into his k
