Mallory was fearful, and Adan could tell that as soon as she began to speak. When she was taken, it was shortly after midnight, and now it was beginning to turn to four... even if he didn't show signs of fatigue just yet. "Believe me, if things were different, you wouldn't know this side of my life. As for what your father has been up to, let's just say that you guys were in a pinch when my father was approached for a loan to help keep you guys from going completely into the red." The look of shock on her face was obvious as he said that, but he quickly provided evidence via online bank statements that were clearly in her father's name, and it was dated for earlier last night with the debt reaching well over a million dollars. "Sorry for the horrible birthday present, but I pulled this last night, and your old man was mostly gambling away what was supposed to only go towards supporting you and him. What didn't go to casinos went towards what turned out to be your credit card and bills... until he decided to let an overdraft hit just before your card payment was due. We met earlier last night, and he revealed that he didn't just borrow from my father." In an attempt to comfort her, he took a hand and gently touched her cheek as he saw the tears falling before she knew they were. "As for going home, I'm afraid that's no longer an option. I demanded some type of payment last night, and while he offered you up as collateral, I still have no idea who else could be trying to collect. If it's also the Steele family, letting you go home would mean you're in more danger than with me. You could be useful to me in other ways despite your situation." Before she could protest, his hand that was touching her face slid behind her head, and upon slipping his phone back into his pocket, he closed the distance between them as his mouth landed on hers. A part of Adan wanted to stay in the position with Mallory, but he had been without a woman for too long as he pulled away.<br/><br/>Within seconds, Adan had managed to cut Mallory down using a personal switchblade, and since she was in her position for hours, mobility was not on her side. Examining her wrists showed that the bindings were actually tight enough to where she should've lost circulation before he talked to her, and she'd managed to chafe them enough to where the rope burns were making her bleed, which was something he'd ordered his man Erik to not do. "Your questions and the fun can wait. This shouldn't have happened, and now I need to treat these." He had put the switchblade back onto a loop of his pants as he spoke, the clip being able to keep it secure, and he was able to lift her bridal style effortlessly before heading to the door. As he unbolted the door, he could feel her shorts were slipping off as he shifted to keep them on her. "Be quiet, be good, and you'll be rewarded generously." He whispered in her ear, making sure to briefly turn up the charm before trailing a few kisses down her neck in a way that was sure to get her warmed up for later. Nobody dared to stop Adan as he carried Mallory through the inside of the house, which was modern and painted in a neutral color scheme, all the way up to his personal bedroom that had a bathroom attached to give them privacy as he put in a code to lock it behind them.<br/><br/>Compared to their first meeting, Adan was careful in tending to the rope burns on Mallory's wrists, and he appeared to have thawed for a second as he looked her over for any other injuries besides the soreness. Once she was completely cleared of any injuries, he pulled her onto his lap so she was almost appearing to straddle him, and his smile was somehow filled with more warmth than before. "Do you know what you've done to me already?" If it wasn't that obvious before, the position he had her in would've made it clear that he was more than just slightly aroused as he also held her hips so she couldn't escape so easily. He then began kissing her again with more passion than before, nearly leaving her breathless a few times as he worked to get her into the same mood as he was. He could already tell that she was more on the submissive side, which was more than perfect to him as he moved from simple kissing to more of a make out session. Adan's hands explored Mallory as he kissed her, though for right now, they'd settled with one hand still being used to keep her secured to his lap while the other was slipping underneath her tank top to explore where her clothes had covered up.<br/><br/>All the while, Adan had began rocking Mallory against him, not daring to take her clothes off just yet since she was resisting what her body was clearly enjoying.