““Answer me!" he demands. I am the heiress to a legacy I wish I'd never discovered. The cold night prickles my skin. I twist my hands, trying to escape, but the rope cuts into my wrists. I swallow hard and try again. All the terror he's put me through makes anger storm inside. I want to hurt this man as much as he has hurt me. If I were free, I could kill this man right now. Without guilt.””
