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to move. His tongue slid between my lips. I pressed them together, blocking him.

“Why are you fighting this? We could be outside on the beach. Or swimming in the pool. Or making love wherever we fancy.” His voice went soft. It was cold as ice when he spoke again. “Instead, I have to tie you up. Don’t make me hurt you, my darling.”

“Nolan, untie me.”

“All in good time. First I have to be sure you’re calm. Jones has an angry scratch on his face; I’m not taking any chances.”

Nolan turned on a bedside lamp. I blinked a few times as I adjusted to the light. It wasn’t overly bright, but I felt a headache returning. His back was still turned to me, so I took a moment to survey my surroundings. The room was enormous, decorated in light wood and tropical floral prints. My gaze rested on a pair of praying statues. I’d seen something similar in an Asian travel brochure.

“Where are we? How long have we been here? And most importantly . . . what the hell do you think you’re achieving? Have you gone stark raving fucking crazy?”

Nolan turned to me with a smirk on his face. “So many questions, Eva. And I’m not used to you using foul language like that. You’ve always been such a lady.”

“Fuck that. I need answers. You owe me an explanation.” I sucked in air between my teeth, struggling to control myself and not start ranting like a banshee. I failed miserably. I couldn’t keep the anger from my tone. “You can’t just abduct me and think you’ll get away with it. People will come looking for me.”

The look he gave me was the same one most people reserved for someone asking dumb questions or making ridiculous statements. “I don’t think so sweetheart. I’m not stupid. I took care of those details before we left.”

My blood ran cold. “What do you mean?”

He laughed, genuinely pleased with himself. “For starters, Bill gave me his blessing. I told him I was whisking you away on a surprise romantic holiday since we were rekindling our relationship. Seems the old man was always partial to me. I think he imagines his daughter marrying a senator will be good for business.”

Oh, Daddy. Didn’t you listen to a word I said?

“Ryder—”

“Your darling brother and his woman are in New York. Apparently, they’re signing contracts for the new restaurant with Maxwell. Your stepbrothers send their love.”

I felt all the blood drain from my face. Nolan had orchestrated this whole damn thing. What else was he capable of? How had I never seen this side of him before? I’d been so blinded by what I believed was love that I’d never imagined he could be so controlling and calculated.

“Why, Nolan? I don’t understand.”

“Because you are mine. Nobody says no to Senator Nolan Parker.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Why would you want a woman who isn’t in love with you?”

“Because I’m in love with you.”

“No. You’re not. If you really loved me you wouldn’t have screwed around. Or tied me to a fucking bed.”

“I was stupid. Tempted, because it was just so damn easy. And you were always working or tired. I have needs, babe. If you don’t keep my balls empty, I need to find another way.”

“Your hand fall off?”

“I see you still have your sense of humor. You must be feeling better. I’m glad. Fuck, for a while I thought I’d lost you.”

I sucked in a breath. “What do you mean?”

“You went into shock. Seems the boys overdosed when they injected you. They didn’t take into account that you are a woman and that you weigh a lot less than the men they usually target.”

I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. The implication was they hadn’t done this to other women, which was good to know. But what game were these men playing? Going around sedating people was insane if anything, regardless of the reason.

Nolan started messing with the drip that was attached to my arm. What was in there other than saline solution?

“And by the way, your boyfriend won’t be rescuing you either, if that’s what you’re hoping for.” The smirk that twisted his lips was filled with self-satisfaction.

“Why do you say that?” I had to be careful how I worded things with Nolan. I couldn’t afford to provoke his jealousy by seeming to be too invested in Harrison. But anyway, the cop didn’t really count, since he’d taken off before Nolan abducted me.

Ignoring my question, his laugh