Caroline was too afraid to make a sound. She barely dared to breathe, her lips pressed so tightly together they were nearly bleeding.

This was a terrible place, the kind you wouldn’t dare linger in. Julian hadn’t entirely unleashed himself, controlling his impulses enough to finish in under an hour.

Caroline nearly collapsed to the floor afterward, and it was only Julian’s arm sweeping around her waist that kept her upright. Her eyes were rimmed red, but she ...