Breathless Defiance

DAPHNE

My pulse hammered in my ears as Dominic’s hand tightened just enough around my throat, his fingers pressing into my skin with a firm, unrelenting grip. His gaze locked with mine, dark and seething with intensity. I could see the anger brewing in the depths of his eyes, a storm that had no intention of calming.

“I said,” he growled, his voice low and dangerous, “repeat what you just said, Da