Savage Rescue

Celine bit down hard on her bleeding lower lip. She used the sharp sting of the open wound to ground herself against the rising tide of terror. Trent’s twisted rage abruptly melted into a sickeningly tender gaze. He released one of her trapped wrists, raising his large hand to stroke her flushed, stinging cheek with his calloused thumb.

"Don't cry. Let me take care of you too. A big shot like Van