Chapter 320

His kiss crashed down on me, sudden and forceful, and the sting on my lips made me flinch. I staggered back, my spine slamming into the door behind me. That kiss wasn’t gentle—far from it. It was all anger and aggression, like he was trying to crush my pride, or maybe just force a reaction out of me. I hit him with all I had, fists landing hard on his chest, but he didn’t so much as twitch. His eyes, dark and edged with bloodshot red, stayed locked on me, intense and unblinking—like he was about to devour me. It hurt. All of it. His kiss was brutal; even my jaw felt like it might snap under his grip. Emma Lewis caught sight of my struggle. Just as the bodyguards caught up, she rushed over, trying to pull Ronald Wright off me, panic and anger in her voice. “Ronald, are you insane? Let her go!” But it was useless. She couldn’t budge him an inch. Ronald might not look like the gym type, but years of boxing meant strength that easily overpowered hers—even with an injured hand, if he wanted