[MATURE CONTENT] 18+
Gabriel bites my bottom lip hard and I wince.
He pulls with his teeth and I gasp.
His hand squeezes my throat.
It's tiny in his large grasp as he forces my head up and our eyes interlock, mine widening in confusion. For some reason, I keep my hands at my sides like he told me to but my fingers twitch in rebellion as he slowly cuts off my air.
He chokes me longer this time, until I start to blink at him in panic, my finger nails grazing the wall behind me.
Deep obsidian eyes search my face intently, gaging to see how long I'll hold my breath before my survival instincts kick in. My body stirs, wanting to twist and turn, but the arm that's wrapped around my waist is unyielding, he has me trapped in place.
His gaze drops to my mouth as my lips part, once, twice, gasping for air. His cool breath fans over my face as his own breathing becomes ragged. I tingle where his hand flexes on my waist, molding me to him. A fog descends over my conscious as an unusual lightness fills my entire body and his grip, like an anchor, keeps me from floating away. I feel my eyes droop, the lids heavy as my lungs attempt to constrict in search for oxygen.
He's going to kill me, I think.
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Kimberly Scott is a 23 year old who is spiraling.
Her life is usually filled with nonsense and calamity but after the recent loss of her job as a bottle girl, she is panicking and searching for some quick money to stay on top of her bills.
A close associate tells her of a new club, elite, exclusive, with high paying members that is hiring ASAP.
Kimberly decides to try something different.
There she meets Gabriel Hart.
Gabriel Hart is different.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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