Unexpected Embrace

It might have happened in the blink of an eye, but Sloane wasn't wholly inescapable.

But before she could react, she was pulled away by a large hand, and her entire body tumbled uncontrollably in the opposite direction. Her nose collided firmly with a solid chest, causing sharp pain that nearly brought tears to her eyes.

Kaelen was surprisingly strong, and at that very moment, with all his strengt