IN THE THROES OF PASSION

River's mind was still reeling with the weirdest thing that ever happened to her. A second ago, she was dying under that bridge, drowning in a river, but a second later, she was safe and sound, being in the same fancy hotel room as the most famous young businessman in this country.

Ranon Leighton.

However, her mind stopped thinking straight when River realized her predicament. This hot feeling that she felt was very weird, but she knew exactly what it was, she encountered one before.

It was aphrodisiac.

Now River realized it, her body was getting hotter, she felt like she had this uncontrollable urge to jump on Ranon. She wondered how it felt like to be with him. She heard this ridiculous rumor about how Ranon didn't have any interest in women.

"Get out of here!" Ranon said through gritted teeth. He bent his body over the table, his eyes were ablaze with lust and rage.

From the looks of it, River didn't seem to be the only one under this shitty drug. What kind of situation was she in?!

And to make matters worse, her legs gave in, she dropped to her knees and breathed raggedly. What the hell.

"Look!" River raised her hand to stop Ranon from shouting at her. Her voice sounded very foreign. This was not her voice. "I want to leave, but I can't!"

Ranon growled angrily, his jaw clenched tightly. "Get out of this room right at this instant, or I am going to kill you."

River wanted to laugh. What happened to her tonight? Why did a lot of people want to kill her?

"Stop with your threats, I am a victim too!" River got these blurry memories; of things she had never experienced before, but somehow, she felt like she had lived that life.

She was not sure what it was, her mind was still spinning and the effect of the drug didn't help at all.

River watched Ranon walk toward her with a determined expression. He was going to throw her out of the room if he had to, but River didn't mind it. She only needed to wait until the effect of the drug wore off.

However, she gasped when Ranon grabbed her elbow and pulled her to her feet. Her legs were shaking and she couldn't stand straight, which caused her to stumble into him and both of them fell to the floor.

This turn of events felt like coming straight out of a soap opera.

River wriggled on top of his body and tried to get up, but it was a wrong move considering their current position. Ranon groaned and grabbed her arms tightly, both of them were breathing heavily.

River could only remember Ranon cursing when she gave in to the temptation. Whoever got them drugged most likely held some serious grudge and determined for them to get to the end of it.

It was her, who initiated the kiss, but he reciprocated it with equal passion. He cursed and groaned, but in the end, it was hard to fight it once they tasted each other and this made them submit to their darkest, deepest desires, albeit begrudgingly.

The heat inside of her burned her body, making her moan in agony, and the only one who could lift up this sinful desire was the man before her.

Ranon flipped her body and River screeched when her head hit the floor, it seemed, he intentionally did that, so he could get his revenge on her for kissing him first. Unleashing the untamed side of him.

River wanted to protest, but this time, it was Ranon, who initiated the kiss. His kiss was so rough, so was his touch. It was almost like he was very angry, but River couldn't care less, as long as she got what she needed right now.

The night went on like that, as the two of them spiraled down the throes of lust.

And when it finally ended, River felt utterly spent. Her body had turned into a jelly and her mind had reduced to wilted vegetables.

There was nothing else she wanted, but to fall asleep. This man was a monster. It was a miracle she could keep up with him.

River snuggled against his chest and she could feel how his body tensed, but she couldn't care less. Now the fire within her had been put off, the room became rather cold.

The next day, River was woken up when she heard someone talking in a low voice. His voice was very cold and even though he was not screaming or anything, it was laced with rage.

Groggily, River opened her eyes and looked around. She was on the bed right now, covered by a thick blanket to hide her nakedness, while her dress was folded neatly on the nightstand table, next to her.

However, she grimaced when she tried to move her body. She was in pain. "What the hell…" River groaned. Her body ached like hell. She was very sore down there and her body felt very weak.

She wanted to lie down again, but she couldn't. There was an important thing she needed to do, more so, there were a lot more things to think about.

Gritting her teeth, River snatched her dress from the nightstand and then went to the bathroom. She took a sharp breath every time she stepped on this cold floor.

Meanwhile, Ranon was still on the phone, he had his back to her, but when he realized she was awake, he turned around and glared at her.

River frowned. He didn't need to be very hostile, right? She was also a victim here.

Ignoring the heated gaze that Ranon gave to her, River entered the bathroom and locked the door. The first thing she needed to do was to look at herself in the mirror.

And her eyes opened so wide when she saw the hickeys littering every other inch of her skin.

"That man is insane! No wonder I thought I was going to die last night!"