The Unwavering Heart That Broke (Nathalie and Lance) novel Chapter 639

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"No, stop! Let me go!"

Damaris fought him with every ounce of strength she had left, but her back was pinned firmly against him, her wrists locked in his iron grip above her head. Staring at the wall of her failed distress bottles, a crushing wave of despair finally broke her. Tears streamed down her face, blurring her vision.

Lawrence trailed soft, reverent kisses down her neck as her clothes were stripped away, marking every inch of exposed skin with terrifying devotion.

Damaris trembled violently under his touch, her sobs echoing in the cold room.

Lawrence leaned in, catching her tears with his lips. "Baby," he whispered, his voice sickeningly gentle. "Don't ever do something like this again, okay? It makes me so angry, and it breaks my heart."

Trapped between the hard edges of the wine rack and the searing heat of his chest, there was absolutely nowhere for her to run.

"If there's a next time... I will take you so hard you won't survive it."

He delivered the filthy, violent threat in the softest, most loving tone imaginable.

Damaris shook uncontrollably, tears blinding her completely as she was pinned against the wine rack for nearly two hours.

Her legs turned to absolute jelly. If it weren't for his powerful arm banded securely around her waist, she would have collapsed onto the rug long ago.

Her mind fractured into a hazy blur. By the time it was over, he picked her up and carried her out of the cellar. Even through her shattered consciousness, she could still feel his hands on her, her body twitching and trembling in residual terror, completely unable to stop.

***

Night fell.

A heavy quiet settled over the hospital grounds.

Aaron slipped into Lance's suite and reported in a low voice, "Mr. Adams, Lawrence replied. Sylvie Winter contacted him, but he turned down the contract. It seems she's reached out to other mercenary factions. As for that 'Cipher', he's a ghost. Not affiliated with any known syndicate, and so far, there is zero background intel on him."