Theon's face turned completely white. Every deafening impact made his heart pound against his ribs.
It felt as if those hits were landing directly on him.
Raelynn's vision blurred. With her hair sticking to her sweaty face, she slowly turned her head toward the splintering door.
Finally.
CRACK!
The lock gave way with a sharp, structural snap.
The door burst open.
A tall, imposing figure stepped into the room. Backlit by the hallway lights, she couldn't make out his face.
Before she could even process what was happening.
Theon was violently ripped away from her and hurled across the room.
A second later, a warm suit jacket was thrown over her, covering her head and her torn clothes. The familiar, faint scent wrapped around her, immediately calming her racing pulse.
Theon never even had a chance to defend himself. Sebastian kicked him back down into the carpet. His handsome face was devoid of any emotion as he grabbed Theon by the collar, pulled him up, and brought his fist down. One punch. Two. Three.
Each blow was sickeningly heavy.
The lethal force practically knocked the man out cold.
The sound of shattering bone echoed as blood sprayed across his face.
Sebastian's expression remained terrifyingly blank. He didn't stop, completely uncaring whether Theon was still conscious or not.
Raelynn slowly pulled the jacket down, staring in sheer shock.
She had never seen Sebastian resort to physical violence.
Let alone this absolute, merciless brutality.
He had always been an untouchable figure. Even his coldest moments were polished with aristocratic grace.
Clutching the lapels of his jacket, she pushed herself upright.
She called out his name, "Sebastian."
He didn't hear her.
Raelynn raised her voice, "Sebastian! You're going to kill him."
The tense muscles in his back hesitated for a fraction of a second before his fist came down once more.
By the time Julian arrived with the master keycard, he walked into a warzone. The heavy, thousand-dollar hotel door hung precariously from its broken hinges.
They had split up—Julian to demand a keycard from management, while Sebastian went straight upstairs.
In that tiny window of time, Sebastian hadn't waited. He'd used a heavy brass statue from the hallway to completely obliterate the reinforced door.
If they got a picture of this room, it would be catastrophic.
Not only was Raelynn disheveled—making it glaringly obvious what had almost happened—but Theon was beaten half to death. If the press saw this, the scandal would be a nightmare to handle.
Raelynn stared at the unfolding disaster.
Her mind abruptly flashed back to the yacht incident years ago.
The horrible parallels triggered her trauma. Her breathing turned rapid and shallow as the nightmare threatened to consume her again.
Sebastian bypassed Julian, crouching in front of Raelynn. He kept his eyes locked on hers, but his words were for his friend. "They can't see Theon."
Julian understood immediately.
He hurried over to the unconscious man, grabbed him by the armpits, and dragged him across the floor into the en-suite bathroom.
He shut the door behind them, locking himself inside.
Raelynn looked up.
Sebastian was still watching her.
Then.
His cool, steady voice cut through the panic. "Hold onto me."

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Boss, Your Wife Signed the Divorce Agreement Before the Wedding
I think for as slow as the beginning was, their turning point is just so fast... really hope we actually get to read about R and S and their rekindle.... we did not read 950 pages for their story to be sidelined. Im for this sideline story, but it if it's to separate from the main characters and their story, please make it separate book....
Author please update more chapters...
I really like Zella, she is becoming a good friend to Raelynn. Ian needs to go. The relationship with Chloe is confusing. Some chapters they are cousins, sometimes they're sibling. A little confusing....
Julians role as big brother- I feel comes from a genuine place, but in a relationship thats is just as stained as Raelynns and Sebastians. It hard for me to connect to his big brother role as he too was such a problem before. And while they talked a little bit, the conversation did not give me the believe there was resolution between Raelynn and Julian. For a brute, he should make his feelings clear about the situation to Raelynn and then step back, until there is more foundation for him to stand on....
Knife in my heart. I hurt for Raelynn. She has made it this far, but how much does she have in her, everyone has a breaking point. Some back of me hopes the author is joking to lighten the mood after so many intense chapters, but thats not this kind of story or couple....
My heart cannot take this. This, cannot be how it ends with these too. They need resolution with each other. Raelynn needs to be more humanize with Sebastian. We know she is hurt, but this is the branch. She needs all these answers, if not for them to be together, then for Lily to have both her parents. Stop with the mind games Raelynn!...
Its like the story is just repeating itself...
Timeline is getting lost for me. So many treasured little memories Raelynn has but yet, he was gone for years ? Anyways... still rooting for them! These two need a heart to heart. Lily "forgetting" someone, not possible in this day and age and I hope thats not their storyline....
Sebastian, the man of few words.... needs to find all the words! Needs to fight for her! On note, seven years seems like a long time for this master plan (which I am sure goes back much farther). Rereading this novel, and it seems like everything has played out in a 5-8 month time span. And I feel like all Sebastian's doings/ plan have not been revealed. I hope we get to see the whole picture and have the resolutions we hope. But seven years of mistreatment, I just don't see Raelynn fully coming back. If these was 2-3 years, maybe, and I know it changes some characters around, but it would still work. Rooting for them!...
Literally on edge!...