Chapter 35: Meet Mr Xander

Sophia’s POV

A scream erupts from my throat when I see a strange man standing at the front door with a gun in his hand. It’s not just a small gun either. It looks huge, and he looks like he knows how to use it.

“Who are you?” I scream. “Get out! OMG, don’t look at me!”

The man looks right back at me, a flush rising on those high cheekbones.

“Who am I?” he growls. “Who the fuck are you?”

I let out another scream then because this is totally crazy. When I first heard a car pulling into the drive, I figured it was just Vinnie coming back to apologize. After all, who leaves a woman naked and handcuffed in an isolated cabin? Even worse, after all this straining, I still haven’t ben able to get it out.

But obviously, it wasn’t Duke at all. Instead, it’s this glowering stranger who looks like he could fight a mountain lion bare-handed and win. He’s huge, with night-black hair, piercing blue eyes and a strong jaw. The strange man’s wearing a plaid shirt that emphasizes wide shoulders and bulg