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.

just came from the Royal Chamber and there was an old man there who thought that I was an escort and broke my dress strap. Then, another man helped me and even fixed it. Maybe he got some of his cologne on me when he was fixing the strap. You can look at my

It’s just that,

been ruined, he could still clearly see the bows on the straps and that one of the straps had been

how he’d grabbed her neck, and her heart skipped a beat. She

I’ll let you off the hook for now. But remember:

He was merely a male escort. How could

“Can I go now?”

eyes, and he had alcohol on

not escape the inevitability of the night. Her listless expression angered Chandler to no end, and his movements became more violent and aggressive. Two

but wonder, “Is Chandler a

thought, she stood up and tiptoed to the bathroom

want to ask?” A pleasantly deep voice rang out from above her, startling her before he dragged her into the bathroom. “Scrub my body,”

him, she knew that if she defied him, she would not 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

by her feet and said cooly, “It’s for you. Get dressed, I will take

dress inside with the tag still attached. She looked at it in disgust. Though the clothes

She remembered that he had still been gentle with her last time but it was almost as if he were a completely different person now. She felt

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

am so careful everytime?” Chandler had on a cold expression, and his voice was devoid of

head to look

I would never let something like an

answer truly stunned Erin. This is the reason why he used protection every time. He’s afraid

of yourself, I treat