Chapter 126
- Ava’s POV
- He had forgotten the most important lesson he himself had taught me: never leave an opponent an opening. His kiss wasn't one of passion; it was a punishment, a brutal claiming meant to erase the small victory I'd won at the dinner table.
- He had me pinned to the mattress, one wrist cuffed to the heavy, ornate headboard, his body a dead weight of muscle and fury.