The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Gillian fought with every ounce of her strength, her mind desperately screaming.

“Mara, you fool, if you don’t show up soon, Yannick is really going to defile me!”

Where on earth had Mara taken Percival to?

If Mara did not arrive shortly, the aromatherapy candle would burn down to the stash of drugs, and even she would not be able to control herself!

“Yannick, let me go! My dad is right outside. Aren’t you afraid of getting caught?” Gillian clung desperately to her body, protecting her most vulnerable parts.

Yannick, driven mad with desire, paid no heed to such an impotent threat.

“Oh, how perfect, let your father witness just how slutty his daughter can be. With all the guests outside, you’ll have no choice but to marry me, and you’ll be Mrs. Boyd whether you like it or not!”

As Yannick spoke, he pinned Gillian’s hands to the bed, his hands roaming her body to satisfy his vile cravings.

When he first pursued Gillian, the belle of Sea City, he had been humiliated, and to this day, he was still mocked by his circle of friends.

To make matters worse, in their efforts to arrange Gillian’s marriage to Percival, the Boyd family had stirred up trouble with Vivienne, a force to be reckoned with. They had been stripped of their dignity, and his grandmother had even lost her hand, which had not been reattached yet!

And to add insult to injury, reattaching a hand and medical treatment for his grandmother’s back would cost a staggering 800 billion!

He thought the Boyd family had gone mad. Why spend so much on someone nearing the end of their life?

But his opinion did not matter; he had to follow the family’s plans.

Yet all this was because of Gillian, and today, he was determined to have her submit to him completely.

Gillian could not afford to care about dignity or propriety now. If Yannick had his way, she would be left without a shred of hope.

“Help, somebody, help me! Please, anyone!”

Her cries for help seemed only to excite Yannick further, his movements becoming more forceful.

Finally, her pleas reached the ears of someone outside the door.

Percival, however, remained unmoved.

would be ruined, Mara rushed to knock on the door, yelling, “Open the door! Yannick! Open the door! Percival is here, you animal!

was finally relieved. Had Mara come later, she might not be able to hold

while Percival leaned casually against the wall, fiddling with his

the show from the sidelines,” Vivienne said as she secured the ropes, holding tools in her

particular setup would not blow the entire ship to pieces, just enough to damage

cause a malfunction, and coupled with an explosion at the bow deck, it would leave the vessel rudderless, with

would be as romantic and heroic

line, “You jump, I jump,” an exquisitely beautiful

their wings

on his earpiece with a code: Vivienne,

little bombs are just the beginning,” Vivienne

they would have ensured their

setting the last of the “Morning Glory,” removed the rope

Meanwhile…

had also completed her task, standing triumphantly

No trace

his earpiece and then felt a faint vibration from the detector

the device, which

the area, the most likely location was,

eyes darkening, he kicked Gillian’s door in, sending Yannick, who had

lunging at Percival, “Damn you, you’ve ruined my good

time for a brawl, landing a punch squarely on Yannick’s

you had not, I would have…” Gillian sat on

was a picture of both vulnerability and

did not spare her a glance, scouring

by his actions and clueless about

that

the leg, and hauled him out, closing the door

lock with his kick, meaning no one would need to

be even

disgust. “Looks like

would definitely attract a crowd. Then, Mara would

as well. Mara dragged Yannick away, buying