Chapter 69: No One Can Take Him Away
Serena Blackwood felt the faint hitch of pain in Elias Kane's voice and eased her grip on his wrist just enough to keep him pinned without bruising him further, though she didn't shift her body an inch. She lifted both of his arms high above his head, forcing his slender wrists together so she could lock them in place with one hand alone. Her free hand moved with calm precision, plucking the black card from his fingers and flicking it into the shadowed corner of the car where it vanished among the leather and chrome.
The moment the card left his grasp, Elias erupted into fierce, desperate struggling.
His paycheck—his entire retirement wages—gone in one careless toss.
Serena stared down at the young man trapped beneath her, unmoved by every twist and jerk of his body. No matter how hard he fought, he couldn't budge her weight or her resolve.
