Talented Hairess A Rose with Thorns

Chapter 446

"Wilson, please... don't..." Victoria's voice cracked as her face her eyes, and she was barely holding herself together.

w impossibly pale. Tears were pooling in

Wilson didn't even flinch. His cold, strikingly handsome face remained hard as stone, showing no mercy.

"Wilson." Yvette's voice was soft, but it cut through the tension like a knife. Instantly, the fury that

surrounded him vanished, and without a word, he was back at her

Lionel, still on his knees, let out a shaky breath. His face was ghostly white, his body trembling with relief.

Wilson had been seconds away from ending him. Lionel knew that if Yvette hadn't called him off, he'd be dead already.

And the thing that terrified him the most? He hadn't even ned Yvette. The murderous intent Wilson

had unleashed was just from the threat. If he'd actually laid a hand on her...

He didn't even want to imagine what would've happened. Who knew Yvette had such a hold on Wilson?

"Take her to the hospital," Yvette said coolly.

Her fingers slipped into Wilson's larger hand, a small gesture meant to calm him down. She glanced at Victoria, pale and trembling, blood seeping from her scraped knees.

Yvette had pushed her, sure, but it hadn't been that hard. Just a nudge. Still, Victoria had fallen harder than expected. Yvette wasn't about to walk away from that without owning up.

His cold, dangerous gaze remained locked on Lionel, practically daring him to

in the dungeon," Wilson ordered. "Let him pay for

kind that would leave one praying for death. Only the worst offenses were punished that

crawled at the thought of it. He shot Lionel a glance of pure pity

did,

tears. "Lionel only acted out of fear for me. He wasn't thinking. If you need to punish someone, punish me. Just... Don't hurt him." Her soft, broken sobs made

her pleas. His jaw tightened, and without even sparing her a glance, he turned to Samuel. "Take

nod. "Yes, Mr. Quinn." Victoria was practically forced into the car, her tear-filled eyes wide with desperation. She opened her mouth as if to say something else, but Samuel swiftly closed the door, and her words

her? She looks pretty bad..." Yvette's voice

narrowed

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she was actually suggesting he comfort Victoria. Did he really mean so little to her? "Are you

words would strike such a nerve. Realizing her mistake, she quickly pressed herself against him, her slender arms wrapping around his firm waist. "I'm sorry," she said softly. "I

you off the hook," Wilson said, his hands gripping her waist with

her tiptoes to give him a quick, gentle kiss. She really knew

seemed to melt away almost instantly. His grip on her waist tightened,

toward someone

her eyes

looked at her, but the gravity

spoke in a low, unwavering tone, "I promise you,

of the group was Adam, whose commanding presence was impossible to ignore. "You all insisted on tagging along to pick up Yvie," Adam said. "But let me warn you-act civilized! Don't scare

Civilized?