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The neighborhood was unco too loud Her father would never speak to her if one of his guards found her first She needed a face to face

The dryer vent on the side of the house created clouds of steam just ahead She wondered if they still kept the spare key behind the loose brick on the wall Or maybe she’d be lucky and it would be unlocked

Before she reached the door, a hand slapped over herher ar as an ox She could feel his strength and deterht her beast to the surface

Belle used her legs to push off against the brick wall, unbalancing her attacker She bent down and gave a swift right punch to his groin,him howl and clutch his stomach

Even though she’d gotten out of his grip, she was still pinned in the narroay along the side of the house, and she’d just pissed off this giant

“Are you fucking kidding me?”

Drago pounded his fist against the counter after reading Belle’s note They’d just fucked each other last night, and he swore they’d made strides in their relationship, but he had a deep-seated feeling that she was breaking lately, growing et Ava back It was the reason he’d met with Carlos David Vent had found an address where he believed they were keeping Ava Why couldn’t she have waited a few hours?

Drago knehere Belle would go She wanted to get her daughter, and felt he was holding her back God knew he’d tried to find her location for weeks Every tiht he’d found a door, it would close The revelation today was huge He’d already sent someone he trusted to scout out the house The wheels were already in one

She’d go right to the dragon’s den and get herself killed He had to get to her father’s house before she did Or was he already too late?

He raced down the higheaving around cars with disregard Every minute could count

Why did he leave her alone when she was so eile?

He kept playing different scenarios over and over in his head He should have been a fucking unpoint on day one Playing by the rules had never served hiiven her exactly what she needed But he had to be a fool and play it safe Now Belle’s life could be in danger Her father had cops and governle , no one would care or notice—even if it all pointed to Randal Aiello

He tore off the highway exit and parked right in the fucking driveway Drago wasn’t there to play ga career hadHis name was still spoken hispers and fear

Drago bounded up the steps to the front of the house