Chapter 7 A Dangerous Caress

• Vittoria let out a sharp cry, her body recoiling from the sudden pain. Her breath caught in her chest, and the desire that had simmered silently moments before vanished, drowned by fear.
• Her gaze faltered, shattered by the brutality of his act. Without thinking, she began to scramble across the bed, as if she could escape him, herself, everything.
• Her wounded foot left a trail of blood on the white sheets, a silent testament to the violence Vincenzo had just etched into her skin.