Nikki slammed the heavy door of the guest bathroom shut, her fingers frantically swiping the digital lock panel until it flashed a secure, impenetrable red.
She leaned her back flat against the door, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath.
From the other side of the reinforced door, a low, incredibly dark chuckle vibrated through the material, rattling straight into her spine.
"Your biological battery is indeed depleted," Adonis's voice rumbled from the hallway, dripping with amused, terrifying patience. "I will not breach the door, Kitty. I require you to be operating at optimal capacity for my reward. Rest. I will be in the central command matrix."
His heavy footsteps slowly receded down the corridor. Nikki let out a massive, shaky exhale, sliding down the door until she was sitting on the bath mat.
