Page 121 of Abundance of Obsession

“Damien, what the hell are you doing? You’re hurting me. I’m going to scream!“

He pulls his lips away from my chest, and our eyes lock. Finally. Except my relief lasts about as long as nothing.

“You can scream all you want. No one will hear you. No one will come to your rescue. And Damien? We both know that’s not my name.”

What?

Fuck!

No, no, no!

He knows!

Thousands of questions flood my mind. I don’t know the answer to any of them.

Damien’s hips move rhythmically.

"No!" My eyes widen, and I swallow the lump in my throat. “Don’t do this. Please. I don’t want to.”

A rough hand reaches between my thighs and rips my panties off in one swift move. Once again, I try to break free, but he’s too heavy. He uses that same hand to unbuckle his belt and unzip his fly...

Tears well up in my eyes and stream down my cheeks.

“I beg you, don’t do this! No! No! Please, don’t!”

“I can’t believe I’ve had you within my reach for so long, Zoe Monroe.”

Between my legs, I can already feel his bare skin. A slight movement of his hips, and I feel his erection against my folds. But not inside.

“Don’t do this. I don’t want to. Please don’t go any further. Let me go—”

“You’ve played a significant role, Zoe. My hat’s off to you. But stop begging already; we both know what a ruthless son of a bitch I am. What’s my name, Zoe? Come on, tell me.”

His face is like a blank sheet of paper, bland and devoid of emotion. But in his eyes, I see madness. Or maybe that’s his true self.

Fuck! No!

Now I realize we’ve both been faking it this whole time.

“Well? What’s my name?” he yells right in my face.

“Zade!”

He exhales with relief, while I feel like I'm going to throw up. The bitter taste in my mouth grows stronger with every passing second.

“Exactly. Zade Damien Estrada. And I’m your worst nightmare.”

With a single thrust, he enters me all the way to the very end, and I let out a painful whimper.

The stream of tears I’m shedding seems endless, or so it feels to me.

No! I fucking hate him. Not this!

The pain between my legs hits me instantly.

I swallow hard and feel like I can barely breathe.

I hate him. I hate myself.