Chapter twenty-four

(a/n: I'm late on this one, I know, I know. Had a killer writer's block but here's the chapter you've all been waiting for. Woulda updated last week but I'm a chief procrastinator lol. Next chapter should come up before the end of next week. Not making any promises tho)

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His hand that held my wrists above my head tightened like the jaws of a starved dog would if a bone in its mouth was to be yanked on. Beneath the hand clamping my mouth, I let out a muffled whimper. My sudden interest in his left ear dwindled and my eyes forced themselves back to his gleaming grey orbs. His head was tilted to the side and I could make out, from my point of view, that his eyebrow was arched upward. He had this strange, contorted facial expression that I had never seen on his face. It was like he thought I was some kind of psychopathic burglar or Russian spy sent to butcher him and knot his intestines into Christmas ribbons or something.

However, the way his head