Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 594:

She sipped her coffee, trying to mask her discomfort.

The muffled sounds from upstairs changed, evolving into anguished screams and finally into desperate, gut-wrenching pleas.

The harsh, guttural cries were punctuated by the sharp crack of a whip, reverberating through the grand villa. Katrina’s hands shook, the coffee cup trembling against its saucer.

She’d always known Doug had a dark side, but she hadn’t imagined it was this depraved.

A chill of dread coiled around her.

Just as she gathered the courage to leave, the eerie silence upstairs brought her to a halt.

The door creaked open, and Doug emerged at the top of the staircase.

His sharp, narrow eyes locked onto her, a glimmer of amusement flickering within them.

of his gaze sent a wave of unease washing over

her escape, but Doug’s

here for

forced herself

upstairs. Go on

another glance, Doug pushed open the patio door and strolled

until she was absolutely certain he was out of

ajar, and a faint, metallic scent of

in and emerging moments later with a rumpled

lit. Standing in

words seemed to trigger the automatic curtains, which drew

floor-to-ceiling windows, pooling

the room—an expansive two hundred square meters, barren except for a massive

nonchalantly, one hand tracing the edge of the freshly changed sheets, the other

back, exhaling a plume of smoke