Chapter 6 The Captured Bird

• “L–let go!” Cecilia snapped, her voice trembling. She started pushing at Charles’s arms, which were tightly wrapped around her waist, but it was useless. “Let go, you bastard!” she tried to shout louder.
• But Charles only widened his crooked smile, tightening his hold. Instinctively, Cecilia pressed her hands against his broad chest, trying to keep a safe distance.
• “Let go of me! Are you deaf?” she barked again, trying to glare at him. But as soon as her eyes met his sharp gaze, her breath caught. That look seemed to drown her, to strip her bare.