Sebastian’s presence was magnetic, an aura of power that made the very air they breathed feel charged.

The women who had once reveled in her humiliation now wore expressions of shock and dread as they stepped aside, their earlier bravado diminishing in the face of a man like Sebastian Woods.

Even the numerous well-trained and combat-skilled bodyguards who entered the cell with him were massive and muscular, their intimidating figures causing the inmates to glance nervously at one another.

Kourtney, still cradled in Sebastian's arms, marveled at the transformation around her. The oppressive atmosphere had shifted; where once there had been jeers and mockery, now there was fear and awe....