The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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But before Tessa could even take a step, a firm hand grabbed the back of her neck and yanked her straight back into the room.

Tessa was stunned.

She didn’t hesitate–she fought back with everything she had, fists flying as she opened her mouth to scream for help.

But the words never came out.

Before she could even land a single hit, her attacker had already locked her in a firm embrace, one large palm clamping down over her mouth.

The familiar scent stopped her brain cold for a second.

She knew who it was…

The man behind her exhaled warmly near the top of her head. “So you’ve got skills now? Even tried to fight me?”

Victor’s low, husky voice reached her ears–and every muscle in her body relaxed.

He let her go.

Tessa turned around. The moment she saw him–after almost twenty days apart–her eyes welled up without warning.

Tears instantly made her gaze look pitiful and fragile.

“Victor,” she choked out, her voice thick with emotion.

And Victor–seeing those shimmering, tear–filled eyes–felt–that strange pressure in his chest

surge again.

A voice inside him screamed: Hold her. Kiss her. Kiss her hard.

But before he could even move-

Tessa threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms tightly around his lean waist, rubbing her cheek against his chest like a wronged kitten

In that moment

Victor froze.

The fire that had been burning in him for over half a month erupted all at once, like a volcano breaking open.

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kiss crashed down like

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caught up in a whirlwind, pinned against him as he kissed her

the room turned

the emotions Victor had held back for over two weeks exploded. Even someone as self- controlled as him lost all sense of

in late that

for half a month.

“Marie! Marie!”

fog of sleep, Marie was being shaken awake

cracked her eyes open, groggy.

“There’s a problem.”

Marie went quiet.

snapped open, and the last

flipped out of bed, still tangled in her silk robe, and went straight to the

with a

Marie asked, “What happened?”

“Tessa’s been taken.”

Marie froze.

“What?”

Taken? Seriously?

that reckless–or that skilled–to kidnap someone

sneak out or head off for more

And it looks like

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Marie went quiet.

Looks like?

Something big?

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that, her mind practically short–circuited.

room.

far–right next

in the doorway, she took in

was a mess. Tessa’s torn training

And the bed—completely wrecked.

in a sharp breath.

Assault? Kidnapping?

How deep had she been

to Sophia

was just as grim. “If things went the way they look, we’re

Marie’s mouth twitched.

“Damn right we’re screwed.”

hunted down across the globe.