Masters of My Desire by Jenna Jacobs

Author:Jenna Jacobs [Jacobs, Jenna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jenna Jacobs
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

With a tentative step forward, I breached the portal. The canister of Mace lay hidden in my fist. Even as I tried to convince myself the sinister, prickly feeling was from lack of sleep and my abnormal emotional state, I knew something was wrong.

Only once had I feared for my safety, but never in my own home. I’d been working in an old courthouse, in a bad part of town. It was late at night. Had it not been for the squeaky wooden floors, I never would have been alerted to the drunk coming up behind me. He’d somehow wandered in off the street and decided he was going to have sex with me…in a misguided, alcohol-induced way. Forcing me to the floor by my hair, he reeked in a vile combination of booze, feces and vomit. I knew he was going to try and rape me on the spot. I fought like hell, but not only did the vagrant outweigh me, he was strong as an ox, even for being toasted out of his gourd. My screams alerted the ancient night watchman, who came to my rescue and began beating the delusional drunk with his trusty flashlight. It was the encounter that convinced me to take up karate.

You know what to do. Focus and listen.

Even my inner voice was on high alert. I knew to trust my feelings and they were blaring out a warning. Someone was in my apartment. It was too dark for me to tell where the burglar was hiding. If the thief was thinking about absconding with my jewelry box, he wasn’t going to make it past me. The only memento I had left of my mother was her wedding necklace. I’d never let him get past me.

Behind me, a car horn honked. I glanced without thinking . When I swiveled my head back to the apartment’s doorway, I narrowed my eyes, trying to peer through the inky darkness. Suddenly, a blurred figure rushed from the shadows. Strong hands gripped my arms and before I knew what was happening, I was shoved against the coat closet door. Now swallowed into the dark abyss, I was unable to see my attackers face.

Crying out in alarm, I bent my wrist and aimed the mace. I squeezed my eyes and pressed the button. The robber began to scream. He released my arms then covered his face with his hands. Feral curses blended with his cries of agony. As I stepped away from the wall, I watched him bend at the waist. Spinning in circles, the asshat tried to escape the fiery burn.

“Get on the ground, mother fucker, or I’ll blow your balls off.” I prayed he was too incapacitated to realize I wasn’t holding a gun, but simply bluffing. “Do you hear me, asswipe? I said get your ass on--”

A second pair of beefy arms wrapped me from behind and squeezed tightly. I was pinned and helpless against a wide chest. Son of a bitch! They were working as a pair.

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