Vicious Claim

PRIMUS VALERIUS'S POV

I shoved her back against the wall.

She gasped. “Val—please... I didn’t—”

I didn’t wait.

I was already tearing at her gown. Her white eyes widened, her lips trembling, Her chest rose and fell in panicked little gasps as I ripped the last fabric from her body and pushed her down.

She cried out again, but I saw it.

My hands gripped her waist, pulling her toward me, hard. I sla