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‘You killed him?’
Ewen nodded without any emotion passing through his face. ‘I did. The world’s a better place without him in it.’
‘You’re crazy,’ I breathed, dread wrapping around me like a rope.
‘No. I’m perfectly sane. I just don’t need men like that working for me, and I’d discovered he was recently in my family’s employ. A rotten apple can spread through the entire bunch. I cleaned house.’
A tiny, tiny part of me revelled in the fact he’d hurt a man who hurt me—that he’d protected me. No-one had ever protected me.
‘Did you find Ruby?’
‘I did.’
‘Did you hurt her?’ I whispered, closing my eyes and praying that he hadn’t.
‘Never. She’s important to you, and she wasn’t hurting anyone. Seth had her addicted to whatever he was giving her and was abusing her. She’s not a perpetrator.’ His voice remained calm and level as he watched my reactions.
I let out a sigh of relief and rubbed at my eyes. ‘So where is she?’
‘Safe.’
Narrowing my eyes at him, I tried to fathom what he meant. Safe?
‘Where?’ I asked.
‘You’ll find out in due course.’
‘You’ve taken her?’ Heat flooded my cheeks as anger welled.
‘I have. She is safe and will remain so.’
‘Take me to her.’
‘No.’
When I sprung to my feet, I had to stabilise myself against the arm of the sofa, cursing my wobbly legs. ‘What the fuck, Ewen? You come in here telling me you’ve killed a man and taken my sister? I ought to phone the fucking police.’
‘It wouldn’t do you much good. I likely know them much better than you.’ Ewen’s fingers on his left hand thrummed lightly on his knee as he watched me.
‘Get out,’ I said, my face burning.
‘I will. But you’ll be coming with me.’
‘No, I won’t!’
‘I’ve already got you excused from your classes for a week. I want one week with you. To get all of these fantasies out of our heads and into the real world. One week to get my mind freed from you. One week for you to live out every depraved little dream you’ve ever had. Then I’ll take you to your sister and let you go.’
Ewen stood and walked toward me, his intense gaze keeping me rooted to the spot. He was freshly shaven, his aftershave filling the air with spiced notes as he stepped toward me.
Despite myself, I wanted him to take me—I wanted everything he offered. One week away from being Cora and belonging to him. To a man who would kill for me.
I’d lost my fucking mind.
‘And if I say no?’ I asked as he reached out and dragged a finger up my throat, pausing at my wildly beating pulse.
‘You won’t.’
My breath trembled as he slid his hand around both sides of my neck, squeezing lightly and pulling my mouth to his. His kiss tore any fight from me, filling my body with pure lust. Knowing he was a dangerous man only seemed to fuel my desire further.
