Chapter 54
Annalise
Dane climbed on top of me, his gaze devouring me like a predator that had been starved for days. Panic surged through me as I kicked at the air, thrashing in vain. “Let me go, Dane!” I yelled, my voice shaking with a mix of fury and fear.
But he only smiled, a dark, twisted smile that chilled me to the core. Slowly, he pulled off his black shirt, revealing the taut muscles beneath, and leaned closer, his weight pressing me further into the bed. His presence loomed over me, suffocating, his every movement calculated to dominate.
“You do know you’re forcing me to stay here, and I don’t like this, Dane,” I said, struggling to keep my voice firm despite the tremor that betrayed me. “Free me. Now.”
“Or what?” he shot back, his voice dripping with menace, his lips curlin
