Chapter 27


    Was she talking?


    Orion tilted his head slightly, a look of confusion evident on his face.


    Xanthea couldn’t help but find the gesture endearing, especially since the man standing before her was


    nearly six-foot-three, with a physique rivaling that of an international supermodel, and was d only in


    a loosely draped bathrobe. His cold, executive demeanor mixed with such an innocent expression was


    both jarring and adorable.


    She only saw the cuteness,pletely missing the sinister twist in his deep eyes that shed the


    moment she spoke.


    In reality, even hearing her speak was a luxury. In his mind, could he not take control? Indulge in those


    dark, hidden desires that haunted him day and night.


    With a a swift motion, he pulled her from the closet. Xanthea was surprised by how effortlessly his


    strong arms lifted her-she weighed about 130 pounds, after all. Clearly, he was the same man who had


    effortlessly dealt with Matthew on the rooftop.


    “Thanks, you’re really strong, those muscles aren’t just for show, huh?”


    Just as Xanthea was about to give him a thumbs up, she suddenly found herself dizzy and tumbling


    onto therge bed.


    Orion didn’t justy her down as she had imagined. Instead, like a predator that had been lurking in the


    jungle, he pinned her down with fierce determination, trapping her limbs


    beneath him.


    Her curvaceous figure sank into the soft bed, her hair disheveled, and her V-neck slightly open a stark


    contrast against the wine-red sheets, sparking a predatory glint in his dark


    eyes.


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    All he could see was her stunning face and alluring body, driving him to madness with each beautiful


    curve.


    “Orion, what are you-”


    Her words were cut off as the brooding man leaned down and captured her lips fiercely.


    “MMpph. Mm!”


    Her eyes and mouth widened in disbelief, giving him the opportunity he needed.


    He devoured her like a starved beast.


    “Baby, darling, I’ve missed you so much.”


    Xanthea panicked, her eyes watery and trembling, trying to turn her head away as her body writhed in


    resistance. Her clenched fists struggled against his strong hold, but her


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    naive attempts at resistance only seemed to entice him more, unbeknownst to her that her feeble


    strength was like spitting against the wind.


    “Orion, what are you doing? Let me go, now!”


    “Jerk, creep, you’ve got the wrong person, who’s your darling.”


    Her first kiss in this lifetime, taken by him in a drunken haze, was something she had intended to


    preserve.


    Sweet, intoxicating, irresistible-like a beautiful poppy, dangerously alluring despite the poison lurking


    within.


    As she struggled, something inside Orion ignited explosively. His movements froze for a moment, and


    just when Xanthea thought to escape, he pulled her tightly against him.


    His embrace was tight, almost suffocatingly so.


    “Darling, don’t be afraid, don’t run, okay? Just look at me, just once. Don’t be so cold, or l fear I might


    go mad, might not be able to stop myself from doing something we’ll both regret.”


    His grip tightened further, as if trying to meld her into his very bones, his voice turning from pleading to


    ominously menacing.


    Xanthea coughed violently, pounding his arm with her fists. For the first time, she felt the stark


    difference in strength between men and women, how even basic resistance was futile in such danger.


    Yet, he eventually let her go.


    But as soon as he released her, his hand tore through her blouse. As Xanthea struggled, she saw his


    nearly pathological obsession and the lust in his eyes, like a demon lost in fantasy and desire, ringing


    rm bells in her mind. He couldn’t possibly be thinking of…


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