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Harper opened the door, and two men and a woman strode into the house as if they owned it. What seemed like a comfortable space before they arrived quickly shrank. The men were over six feet with wide shoulders, and the woman was almost as tall but much more feminine in appearance. Sophia would classify her as an Amazon, a beautiful and powerful one by the look of her.
One of them flared his nostrils in a harsh frown at Harper. “You know you’re going to—”
“She came here because she was afraid of Sebastian,” Harper interrupted. “She came on her own because he didn’t tell her what he was until after they were married!”
“Shut up!” The statuesque woman with vibrant red hair jumped ahead of the two men to get into Harper’s face. “Don’t open your mouth to say anything against Sebastian.”
Harper shivered a little at the woman’s aggression, but she raised her chin in defiance. “When Jack gets back, he’ll—”
“He’ll what?” The woman sneered. “You both know better than to cross Sebastian.”
“We didn’t cross him. Like I said she came to us for help. You’re saying Sebastian wanted me to turn her away in the middle of the night?”
“You should have called him,” the woman snapped.
“Enough.” Sophia found her voice at last. “I’m not going back, so you can get out of here. You can tell Sebastian that for me.”
She had no idea where she would go because she had given up her apartment, and the landlord had already arranged for someone else to move in there from the second she gave him notice. She had no family left, and money was tight. Maybe she could find a reasonable motel to stay in for a few nights.
“You don’t have a choice,” the second man said. “No one leaves Sebastian.”
Sophia swallowed. “Is he the mafia?”
She tried to be her usual smart-mouthed self, sarcastic and not taking crap from anyone, but further words stuck in her throat. These people terrified her more than Sebastian. When she looked at Sebastian, even as she saw the horror of what he was, she recognized the emotion in his gaze. He loved her.
He’s not human. He has no right to feel that way about me.
The second man was about to speak again, but he paused and tilted his head to the side as if he listened to something. The other two stilled as well like they picked up sound she couldn’t hear. Dread washed over her, and on cue the three stepped out of the doorway. There stood her husband, and her legs gave out.
She would have hit the floor, but Sebastian moved like lightning to catch her. A scream bubbled in her throat. She fought against his hold, but he refused to let go. With little effort, he raised her into his arms and carried her to the couch. She punched his chest as hard as she could.
“Let me go!” She hit him
again, this time catching his chin. He didn’t flinch.
Sebastian deposited her onto the couch with gentle hands, and to her surprise he backed off, returning to stand near the door. She let out a breath in relief. At least he didn’t hover over her. Whatever space was left between the three big visitors was snuffed out with the arrival of her husband.
Sebastian stood at six foot four inches and was built like a Mack truck. From the first time she met him in the mall of all places, she was sucked in by his looks. Hazel eyes that held a mixture of danger and seduction, a long straight nose, and dark curls she loved to run her fingers through, he grabbed her attention and later stole her heart. What had sealed the deal for her during the time they dated was that she never had to fight off Sebastian’s advances. He wanted to wait until they were married to make love, and it blew her away. She thought he was old school, but it turned out, the bastard knew once he gave in to his sexual desires, the beast would rise up.
“I’m not going back, so you can just get out of here!” She shouted because something changed inside from the second he arrived. She could only describe it as a craving, an actual craving for him, and it wasn’t just sexual.
Did he poison me?
“You don’t have a choice, baby.” His voice was gentle but firm.
She glared at him and struggled up to her feet. “Are you trying to tell me you’re going to force me to stay with you? Because I’m going to tell you right now, I’ll call the police, and if they won’t believe me I’ll... I’ll… Kill you in your sleep!”
The two men and the woman’s eyes widened in shock. Harper snorted in amusement. Sebastian didn’t appear to be fazed by her declaration. He spread his hands out to the sides as if to plead with her to be reasonable.
“Baby, I’m not—”
“Don’t you dare call me baby after what I found out about you! Do they know?” She referred to his men but thought since the fact that he was a beast wasn’t a surprise to Harper, it must not be to the people that worked for Sebastian.
“If you’ll calm down, I’ll explain everything.”
She folded her arms over her chest, mostly to hide the trembling. “I don’t want to hear anything you have to say.”
Sebastian took a step toward her. She stumbled backward, almost falling over the couch. When he advanced again, she darted behind it. For a fleeting instant, she saw something in his gaze as if he got a thrill out of her running away from him. Then it was gone, and all she saw was sympathy. She didn’t need his pity.
