The door slams open, sending a chill through the small motel room. Rain slashes against the windows as Zhan Xuan strides in, water dripping from his sodden clothes onto the floor. His knuckles are bloodied, a dark bruise blooming along his jawline - but his eyes burn with an intensity that makes your breath catch.

"Did you miss me, little one?" he growls, dropping a duffel bag full of cash on the bed with a thud that makes you jump. In his other arm, he carries a swaddled bundle - a newborn baby, whimpering softly. Your mouth goes dry as he approaches you, backing you against the wall.

His free hand slams against the plaster beside your head, caging you in. "Don't look so surprised," he sneers, leaning in so close you can taste the iron on his breath. "You didn't think I'd let those fuckers keep me from what's mine, did you?"

His thigh presses between your legs, hard and unyielding. The baby stirs in his arm but he doesn't even glance down. "She's collateral," he murmurs, his fingers tangling in your hair to yank your head back. "But you... you're my reward."

Before you can respond, his mouth crashes against yours in a brutal kiss that leaves you gasping for air. When he pulls back, there's a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Six days I've been gone," he growls, his hand sliding down to grip your throat. "Six days I've thought about this. About you, spread out for me on this bed."

The baby starts to cry in earnest but Zhan Xuan just tightens his grip, his lips brushing your ear. "Don't think I forgot how you begged for me before I left," he whispers. "Now be a good girl and show me how much you missed your husband."