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I chuckled darkly and, holding her wrists with one hand, grabbed my belt. "You talk a big game," bringing her wrists to my chest, I wrapped my belt around them, "but let's see if you can actually back up those big, fancy words with action."
She heaved, watching as I finished securing her wrists with the leather belt. “Give me the chance and I’ll show you just how real my words are.”
I jumped to my feet, keeping a wary eye on her in case she tried to run as I fixed my suit. “How about I give you every opportunity in the world?”
She ticked an angry eyebrow upward. “And how would you do that?”
Reaching down, I grabbed my knife and tucked it back into its holder. “I’ll put you in my room. If you can manage to kill me, then feel free to escape."
She huffed a breath. "Like you'd actually do that."
Leaning down, I grabbed her elbow and pulled her to her feet, making sure not to twist her arm in the process. “Try me." I began to lead her back towards the house, nodding at the guards who were still watching us curiously to let them know I had it handled. "Then again," I continued as we walked towards the house, "if you kill me, it's highly likely you'll never see your sister Rose again."
She hitched a breath. "Are you really going to let me see her?”
For the first time, she revealed a vulnerability, but I squashed down any empathy I had for her.
This was just a job for me.
A way to keep my father happy until we figured out how to get out of the bind we were under.
And I definitely wasn't going to feel sorry for her.
Regardless of the fact that she was only a pawn on our chess board, with no reason to be in the situation she was in, she was part of the game, whether she wanted to be or not.
Whether we even wanted her to be, or not.
"I don't know, princess, you're just going to have to trust me and see." Remembering Marisol’s cookies that were in my pocket, I pulled out the crumbled remains, disappointed.
Her eyes immediately went to them, lighting up in interest. “Are those chocolate chip?”
“They were.” I shoved the biggest piece into my mouth, just to annoy her. She eyed them hungrily and I sighed, offering her the rest. “Want one?”
The piece disappeared into her mouth within seconds. After a moment, she sighed dramatically. “God! These are to die for!”
She snatched the rest from my hands before I could even offer them to her, and I had to close my eyes and look away from her when her tongue flicked out, licking the chocolate from those full, sensual lips.
Fuuck. This was going to be hell.
Five
True to his word, Coulter moved me and all my stuff from the old, now smoky, room to his. Excitement had flit through me at the thought that I may have a chance to use this opportunity to my advantage.
To my dismay, I'd been locked up in his room for four days now and not once had I even seen him. Not to shower, change clothes, or even sleep.
The prick. His only redeeming grace was that every morning since, I awoke with a plate of cookies by my bedside.
Still, he was clearly cheating, promising to give me an opportunity to kill him and then not showing up for the tête-à-tête.
Disappointing, seeing as how I’d been thoroughly prepared to partirle su madre, kick his ass, since the day he’d locked me up in here.
He’d removed all his guns from the room but he hadn't bothered to search for any other weapons, which was a severe underestimation of my skills.
Silly boys.
I was as familiar with guns as I was the back of my own hand. I preferred rifles but handguns would do in a pinch. However, I was also the innovative type and had several potential weapons all scattered about the room, ready for when his lazy culo actually came to his room.
While I was awake.
