He pressed against her from behind, his searing body heat penetrating the thin fabric of her clothes, making her gasp.
One powerful arm snaked around her front, pinning her struggling wrists together, lifting them high above her head, and crushing them against the wall.
His other hand was already tearing violently at the buttons of his own shirt, the popping sounds sharp in the confined space.
The icy wall against her front and the furnace of his body behind her created a stark, inescapable con-
trast.
He lowered his head, his burning lips beginning to trail kisses down the snow–white, jade–like curve of her back.
This beautiful back, the very sight of it had tormented him countless times tonight.
The sensation of his hot, wet mouth on her skin made her scalp prickle. She screamed in terror:
“Alexander!
Let me go!
I don’t want this!”
But he ignored her cries and struggles, like a beast driven purely by instinct.
Her screams only seemed to fuel the frantic intensity coursing through him.
The struggle from Lisa tore open the bleeding wound on Alexander’s hand.
Yet he didn’t care. Only she mattered–he wanted to devour her whole.
The memory of her ambiguous interactions with Aaron tonight drove him mad.
“Alexander!”
Lisa’s teary voice cried out in despair, “It’s not the day yet! Get a hold of yourself!”
These words struck something within him.
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Alexander paused mid–action.
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He lifted his head slightly from the crook of her neck, his dazed eyes fixed on the wall. Then, his voice unexpectedly softened, as if coaxing a petulant child.
“From now on… whenever you wish, come anytime… I’ll… give you whatever you want.”
This utterly irrelevant response sank Lisa’s heart like a stone.
He wasn’t sober at all!
Seizing the moment, Lisa whirled around and sank her teeth hard into his shoulder.
She bit down with all her strength, instantly tasting blood.
Alexander grunted, but instead of anger, a sickly excitement twisted his lips into a smile.
“Hah…. Trying something new, Mrs. Ford?”
The pain seemed to electrify him, fueling his frenzy.
He closed in again, one arm locking her firmly against him while his other hand tilted her chin up, de- scending for another kiss.
“Alexander!
Don’t!”
Tears streaked down Lisa’s face as she rasped out a final plea:
“I’m sick!
Please… don’t touch me.”
Alexander froze mid–motion.
He stared down at her tear–streaked face, a flicker of conflict and hesitation in his eyes.
His calloused thumb caressed her soft, red lips with unnerving gentleness.
Any other time, he would’ve claimed her without hesitation.
But now, gazing into her icy, stunning eyes, he… hesitated.
His voice scraped raw, “Then… help me another way.”
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At that critical moment-
“Thud! Thud! Thud!”
Sharp knocks rattled the door, followed by a familiar, urgent voice.
“Lisa!
Are you in there?
Are you alright?”
It was Aaron!
Hearing Aaron’s voice outside,
the madness in Alexander’s eyes didn’t recede–it intensified, flashing with predatory excitement.
Like a beast sensing its prey threatened, his possessiveness surged.
“Let me go!”
Lisa hissed, voice thick with tears and desperation.
But Alexander, provoked into a feral state, crushed his mouth against hers again.
He wanted to make enough noise to drive the intruder away.
“Mmmph!”
Aaron clearly heard the commotion inside, his voice growing more frantic, even slamming against the door.
“Lisa!
Answer me!
Alexander, you bastard, lay a finger on her and I’ll end you!”
Amid the chaos, a desperate idea flashed through Lisa’s mind. Instinctively, her hand flew to the neck- lace at her throat–the one with the large blue gemstone.
She twisted the gemstone firmly. An almost imperceptible, delicate fragrance began seeping from the stone in faint wisps.
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He stiffened. The crimson madness in his eyes faded visibly, replaced by dazed confusion and exhaus-
tion.
The next second, his powerful frame went limp, collapsing unconscious-
dead weight on top of Lisa.
Lisa shoved him onto the bed, then frantically straightened her rumpled dress and hair.
She drew several shaky breaths, forcing her racing heart and trembling body to still.
Then, she walked to the door and opened the cabin.
Outside, Aaron looked frantic, sweat beading his forehead, hand frozen mid–knock.
When he saw Lisa with disheveled clothes, red–rimmed eyes, and swollen lips, Aaron’s face darkened instantly, fury blazing in his eyes.
He’d guessed exactly what happened inside.
“Alexander!”
Aaron roared, shoving past Lisa to charge in and pummel the bastard who dared hurt her!
“Stop!”
Lisa grabbed his arm, voice still raspy with post–trauma exhaustion.
“I’m fine. Just get me off this boat.”
All she wanted was to escape this suffocating place.
Aaron’s heart twisted seeing her pale face and forced composure.
He swallowed his rage, draped his suit jacket gently over her shoulders, hiding the red marks on her fair skin.
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