Without the knife, I was even more helpless than before.

I was out of options, out of energy, out of...everything.

Sinking into a pile on the floor, I covered my face and burst into hiccupping sobs.

"Don't cry."

His voice was gruff and cold, and I couldn't tell if he was trying to comfort me or trying to get me to stop because it annoyed him.

It didn't matter. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't stop. I lay there, weeping and trying to breathe through my sobs.

The man let out a helpless sigh. He squatted down and touched my hair, running a hand through it.

I ducked away from his touch.

"I've been thinking about you for a long time, and I couldn't help it. I'm sorry," he said in a softer tone. Huh? He'd been thinking about me for a long time?

He knew who I was... He'd pretended to be Roman and texted me.

knew I

declared that I was his woman that evening

men

and many other

with me...and Griffon would have never gone to these lengths. Not when he could have me with a

this man was

Roman was in a meeting when she

made sense. Roman was scum, so he would associate with other

Oh goddess.

chill ran down

about

If he told Roman...

I couldn't breathe, couldn't think, couldn't

was as good as

man picked up the dagger and looked at it, running his thumb over the

you going to trick Roman into drinking that drugged wine and then

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