Chapter 76

Nadia squeezed her eyes shut, not daring to look a second longer. That cold, slithering thing began creeping upward—past her calves, her thighs, the curve of her waist. Every inch of its movement sent chills down her spine, and her nerves stretched to the breaking point. Nadia could feel the scaly texture rubbing against her skin—slimy, damp, repulsive. "That freak!" she thought. He didn't want money. He wasn't after her body. He wanted to break her—utterly and completely—to drive her mad. Once her mind gave out, she'd be nothing but a hollow shell. The man watched her reaction, his low chuckle humming in her ear. "Good. Very good. You're tougher than I expected. "Honestly, you're the strongest woman I've ever met. Not like the others—screaming, crying, so damn noisy. I usually cut out their tongues and feed them to my pets." He said it with disturbing ease, but the sadistic bloodlust in his voice was unmistakable. "Keep it up. As long as you behave, I won't hurt y