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I allowed my gaze to roam over his features.I couldn't clearly see the other night...

He definitely changed but he was still exactly the same as I remembered.his face was even more hardened, the curve of his chin sharper than I remembered , the light stumble of his beard making it even more so.

His dark hair was shorter , his gaze more deeper , giving him an even more forbidden look .

As I took in every detail of his features I realized he was doing exactly the same with me, but in a way that made me want to flee and never look back.

His smouldering gaze returned back to mine slowly.

I didn't realize I was pressing myself even further against the wall until his fingers slowly reached out to graze my cheeks down to my bottom lip....Just like he'd done the other night.

The muscles of his shoulders flexed against the tight fitted shirt he wore.

The touch of his hand around my shoulders jolted me back to the present.

"Where is she Hayden ?Where is my daughter!"

He didn't look the slightest bit surprised at my forceful whisper.

Instead of giving me a response he gripped my arm tightly taking me along with him out of the bathroom.

"Let go of me!Where are you taking me?Where did you take her!I know you did!" I screamed trying to shrug free from his steel like grip.

He came to a stop abruptly but didn't give an inch in his grip, instead he yanked me against his chest forcefully.

"I didn't say I didn't now did I?And I can say for sure that she's safe and contented but we say the same about you "

He murmured softly but it would have made the same exact effect as if he'd screamed.

A sinister smile spread across his lips, as be straightened down to nuzzle against the crook of my neck, he inhaled deeply wrapping his arms tightly around my waist , his teeth catching lightly at the vulnerable skin there .His next words making my blood run completely cold

Chapter FIFTY ONE

GRACIE

"If you ever want to see her again, you'll quietly come with me and do exactly as I tell you "

His words made my blood run cold...go with him once again?

His gaze was certain, like he knew without doubt that I would do as he had just commanded.

I closed my eyes briefly I'm not that eighteen year old girl anymore.This time I have my daughter.Hazel..one I have to fight for even if it meant laying down my very life.

I shoved away from me and miraculously he let's go, I dragged in a ragged breath as I set some distance between us.

"No I won't go anywhere with you and I certainly won't do as you say!"

Surprise crossed his face for a moment...It disappeared replaced by a hardened and daring look.

My legs threatened to falter but I managed to stood my ground even as he took a step forward.

"I dare you to repeat what you just said "

His dark smouldering gaze held me captive..

"I'm not scared of you anymore " I tried to say in a strong voice but it faltered at the end.

His eyes gleamed with something close to amusement, a dark chuckle escaping his mouth, he raised his index finger to brush off a strand of hair that had fallen on my face .