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I refused to move.
My breath was coming in short, uneven gasps, my heart hammering against my ribs. Reed's grip tightened in my hair, the weight of his frustration pressing down on me as much as his body.
"Open your mouth, pretty boy." His voice was low, dangerous—like a beast ready to sink its teeth in.
I clenched my jaw. If I obeyed, then what? If I resisted, then what? I was trapped either way.
Reed sighed heavily, his fingers tangling deeper into my hair. "You're testing my patience."
No shit. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to will myself somewhere else. But there was no "somewhere else." Only this moment, this nightmare.
I didn't know how to do this. Didn't want to. And yet, what choice did I have?
His voice dropped lower, brushing against my ear like a blade. "Don't make me repeat myself."
I swallowed hard, my throat dry as sandpaper. My mind scrambled for a way out, but there was none. No escape. No mercy.
