Chapter 36. Mystery Intensifies

Ryan’s grip tightened around Sherry’s hand as she reached out to touch the wall again.

Perhaps it was her way of showing her resentment. Letting Ryan know that he could not control each and every step of her movement. She tried to pull her hands away from his iron grip, obviously, without any success.

“What are you doing?” he asked, his voice low and dangerous.

Sherry looked up at him, her eyes flashing. “I’m trying to find a way out of this,” she said defiantly.

“There’s no way out, not until I say there is,” Ryan replied, his tone cold and final.

Sherry pulled her hand away from his grip, and the tension between them crackled like electricity. “Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do,” she said, her voice rising. “That is not mentioned anywhere in our contract.”

Her voice was firm but it melted away as soon as Ryan advanced upon her and stepped right on top of her defiance.

He took another step closer to her, his breath hot on her face. “I’m