Chapter 11

Victoria He pressed closer, and I felt his hands on my thighs before they moved upward to my hips and slipped beneath the shirt. As the fabric inched up my body, he pulled back slightly and commanded, "Lift your arms." My chest heaved with desperate breaths, and slowly, I raised my arms above my head. Cool air kissed my heated skin as he tugged the shirt off, leaving me naked before him. Instinctively, I tried to cross my arms over my chest, desperate to hide. Leo caught my wrists firmly, pushing them to my sides. "Don't hide from me," he commanded, his voice like thunder rolling through the room. He took a step back, his eyes burning over every inch of exposed skin. I trembled uncontrollably under his scrutiny. When I caught a flash of anger in his gaze, my self-worth plummeted—was he disappointed? Did he find me lacking? His fingers brushed over the ugly brown bruise on my hip, his voice striking like lightning when he spoke. "I should cripple your brother's arm and then blind his ey