The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

The burly man was terrified, immediately raising his hands in a gesture of surrender, "Don't shoot, I haven't done anything yet, please don't shoot..."

His voice was thick with desperation.

The arrogance and lust that had filled him moments ago had vanished in an instant.

He was just a thug, looking for a taste of the forbidden fruit, but he wasn't ready to lose his life over it.

The cop kept the gun trained on him while pulling out handcuffs. Stepping forward, he secured the man's hands behind his back.

"Thalassa! Are you okay?" Hertha burst into the room, her heart tightening at the sight of Thalassa lying on the bed, a look of utter despair in her eyes. She quickly tore off the tape sealing Thalassa's mouth and anxiously untied the ropes binding her hands.

anew. She wrapped her arms around Hertha, crying softly,

tightly, gently patting her back, trying to offer comfort,

tears streamed

few hours had been a nightmare, filling her with

the officers quickly made their way to the

roadside police car, thank goodness the burly man hadn't had the chance, thank goodness

lip, trying not to cry, but tears fell unchecked, her previous terror still

despair were released,

falling freely, "Thalassa, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't

would have happened. Hertha could only imagine the fear and

"It's not your fault. Don't think like that. You saved me. If not for you, I...

with the police in