Reclaiming Her Heart

Chapter 491Utter Reliance on Him

Raymond pursued his advances relentlessly, his teeth sinking into her neck in a primal display of possession.

A surge of hormones overwhelmed him, asserting their dominance.

Tears cascaded from Selena's eyes, her body quaking beneath him.

Engulfed in the heat of the moment, Raymond was abruptly yanked back to reality by the chatter of passing waitstaff and a sliver of light slicing through the room from the slightly ajar door.

A terrified Selena sought refuge, burying her face into the crook of his neck.

A tingling wave of pleasure coursed through Raymond, pooling at the crown of his head.

"Get out," he commanded, his voice a harsh bark that echoed in the room.

The waitstaff, who had come to prepare the private room for later use, scurried away, cowed by his authoritative tone.

"Sorry, sorry," they stammered, their apologies trailing behind them as they retreated.

the room was filled with nothing but the soft, sorrowful

against him. He had always savored this position, relishing in the

dimly lit room where he could barely discern her features. Especially around her waist-it felt fragile, as if

brow furrowed in concern as he considered

buried in his neck, the cool,

unable to distinguish whether it

gently nipped at her

Selena shivered in response.

himself

off with a blend of softness and a hint of heat. Selena finally broke free from her

from the burning building. Resentful that he had remained silent when she needed him the most. Her grievances were numerous,

still glistening with tears but regaining

fling with Mr. Walsh too," she declared calmly, and then the room

anger, but there was an unsettling gentleness in his

down, turned her around,

her tongue a silent command for her to cease speaking, to stop uttering words he didn't want to hear. "You're just

spoken, and although Selena wanted to plead for mercy, her pinched

down her face as she trembled, but he was relentless, treating her