Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 11 A Misunderstanding

The hotel room door opened abruptly the second Erin rang the doorbell. Darkness was all she could see as a large hand dragged her inside and pushed her against the door. She could taste the wine from his lips, dulling her senses. The man was quite impatient.

Erin had been struggling from the start but was completely overpowered by him. Her body felt weak, making her slide downward to the floor. The man carried her into the bedroom, where he pinned her down with his body once she was on the bed. His movements were rough, without any trace of gentleness.

“You look special tonight…”

Not even a few seconds later, Chandler stopped completely in his tracks, and a hand shot out to grab at Erin’s neck.

Coldly, he said, “Why do I smell another man’s cologne all over you?”

This smell was familiar to him. Erin struggled to breathe and tried to get up, but he had pinned her down completely. Although the lights were not turned on, she could feel his icy gaze on her. He was like a black panther, waiting for the perfect time to strike and bite into his prey’s neck. She was terrified.

“Please, let go of me. I can’t breathe.”

Her voice came out in between breaths. Chandler’s gaze darkened and slightly loosened the grip on her neck, though he still had his hand on her. “Don’t lie to me, I guarantee you will not be able to deal with the consequences.”

His grip was strong, and it made her gasp in pain.

thought that I was an escort and broke my dress strap. Then, another man helped me and

filled her vision. It’s just that, at that moment, the man’s anger was still

the living room to look for the dress. Though the dress had been ruined, he could still clearly see the bows on the straps and that one of the straps had been previously broken. Chandler tossed

grabbed her neck, and her heart skipped a beat. She never imagined that this man could be so terrifying when he

I’ll let you off the hook for now. But remember: no one can

and possessive tone rendered Erin speechless. He was merely a male escort. How could he be

“Can I go now?”

dark eyes, and he had alcohol on his breath, “That is the funniest thing I’ve heard today.” He trapped her in his arms. “How could

his movements became more violent and aggressive. Two hours later, Chandler

help but wonder,

and tiptoed to the bathroom to sneak

out from above her, startling her before he dragged

be able to leave the bathroom. In the end, she obediently helped him take a shower. After he was done with his shower and had put on his clothes, Erin, who was only wearing a hotel robe, worriedly clutched her ruined dress. Chandler opened the closet and took

bag by her feet and said cooly, “It’s for

immediately opened the bag and saw that there was a black dress inside with the tag still attached. She looked at it in disgust. Though the clothes had not been cleaned, she didn’t have a choice right now. It

been gentle

other couples sweetly holding hands, she could not help but feel envious. Because of Ian’s unfaithfulness, she was the one who suffered in the end. And now she had been reduced to being a hostage of a

you want to know why I am so careful everytime?” Chandler had on a cold expression, and his voice was

look at him with flushed cheeks,

because I would never let something

used protection every time.

too highly of yourself, I treat everyone the