Meanwhile, Mitchel paid no mind to the chaos behind him and carried Raegan to the car.

As he carried Raegan, she desperately pounded on his back. She did not even bother to care about her image as she shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Mitchel Dixon, put me down!"

But Mitchel paid no heed to her protests. He opened the car door and, with a heavy thud, threw her onto the back seat.

Thankfully, the car seat was upholstered in genuine leather, cushioning her fall and reducing the pain of the impact.

Dazed, Raegan instinctively crawled toward the car door. But just as she reached the door lock, her ankle was suddenly seized and yanked backward.

Mitchel climbed into the car, grabbed her foot, and pulled her into his embrace.

With a definitive "click," the car door locked.

Furious, Raegan grabbed his collar and delivered a resounding slap to his face.

"Mitchel, are you crazy? Let me go!"

Mitchel leaned in and tried to restrain her flailing hands. But Raegan defensively clutched her clothes close and shifted her body as far away from him as she could.

Mitchel's expression turned darker in response. He then lifted the hand that was holding her ankle, making her straddle his legs. Her thighs pressed against his slender waist, and she found herself kneeling on the car seat, trapped in his embrace.

Raegan was wedged between the front seat and Mitchel's chest with no room to move. In her nervousness, her lips brushed against his Adam's apple, a place that was completely off-limits.

Overwhelmed by fear, Raegan's breathing became erratic. She tried to lean back to create some distance, but this only resulted in her getting closer to his lower body.

ALL of a sudden, Raegan's face flushed.

This jerk... That area...

Scared and angry, she blurted out the only thing that came to mind, "You have no shame!"

Mitchel's breathing was uneven. And when he spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse. He leaned in, bit Raegan's lip, and warned her, “If you provoke me further, I'll use you to put out the fire."

Raegan winced under the sharp pain of the bite, and her body felt as if it were on fire. Her humiliating position only fueled her anger further. She desperately wanted to slap him, but he firmly held her hands.

At this moment, fear and fury threatened to overwhelm her.