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.

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

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

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.

grabbed her neck, and her heart skipped a beat. She never imagined that

the hook for now. But

and possessive tone rendered Erin speechless. He was merely a

“Can I go now?”

alcohol on his breath, “That is the funniest thing I’ve heard today.” He trapped her in his arms. “How could I let you

angered Chandler to no end, and his movements became more violent and aggressive. Two hours later, Chandler was finally done with her. Erin was curled up in a corner of the room, watching him

not help but

she stood up and tiptoed to the bathroom to sneak a glance through a crack in

want to ask?” A pleasantly deep voice rang out from above her, startling her before

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 clothes, Erin, who was

and said cooly, “It’s for you. Get dressed, I will

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 was either wear this or walk

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 aggrieved and humiliation bubbled up

was the one who suffered in the end.

know why I am so careful everytime?” Chandler had on a cold expression, and his

head to look at him with flushed

glance, “It’s because I would never let something like an accidental pregnancy ever

truly stunned Erin. This is the reason why he used protection every time. He’s afraid that she would accidentally conceive his

of yourself, I