Chapter 177

Hot, hard muscles… the sensation traveled from her fingertips, up along her arm, and all the way down her spine. She was touching a man. Her heart was throbbing violently, like a ping-pong ball. She felt thrilled, horrified, frightened, perplexed… It was going to happen to her all over again… just like five years ago! Since she couldn’t fight him off, the only thing she could do was catch hold of his lip between her teeth… and bite down on it, hard. With a sharp grunt of pain, Jasper released her, and drew back to see her bruised, swollen lips speckled with spit and foam. Her large, dark eyes shimmered with tears. She was broken and forlorn, but she was also such a beautiful woman. He wanted nothing more than to keep her safe forever. Eyes wide with panicked fright, Willow scrambled backwards, trying to get away from him. But his strong hands were on her shoulders, restraining her and keeping her from wriggling away from him. Escape was a futile notion. After a moment