Nadiya cried out, but the sound was muffled by the cold leather glove that covered her mouth. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Not from pain, but from fear. She had been so stupid; she realized with a shuttered heart. The bitter truth was that she had played right into his hands. Literally.
Glisson’s hot breath continued to fan her ear even as his other arm tightened around her, eliciting a whimper out of her. She didn’t know if he even realized there was a baby pressed against her body, but Nadiya didn’t lose sight that her stupidity had just put Riona in harm’s way.
She couldn’t even fight back. Not really. Not without risking dropping her baby in the process. Or worse, getting them both shot. The idea of her child dying in her arms made another agonized cry try to leave her throat. Emoti
