Ace released me with a snarl.

I used his state of shock to my advantage and scrambled away, leaping from the bed, but he managed to wrap his arms around my waist before I could take a single step toward the door.

He lifted me into the air and threw me back down on the bed like a sack of potatoes. Then he crawled on top of me so I couldn’t get away.

“No!” I yelled, desperately trying to get out of his hold. “Let me go!”

“Doe.” Ace pinned his hands over my head, but I continued to whip my head around and kick my legs. “Doe, stop, you’re...