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Pulling back to inspect me, he reflected, “While you’re saying the right things, I don’t think words will suffice. There’s a better way to guarantee that my point has penetrated your thick head.”
His inscrutable comment put me on the alert. I hung back a little to get a better view of his face, but he returned my perusal with a blank look, absent of any clues.
My muscles tensed. “What do you mean by words won’t suffice?”
“Afterward, I plan to fuck you within an inch of your life, the way I would’ve fucked you yesterday if you hadn’t gotten wasted.”
Alarm lifted the hairs on the back of my neck. “What do you mean by ‘afterward’?” My voice had risen a few octaves by the time I’d finished my question.
His fingers gripped my butt tightly. His gaze bored into me, a determined expression notched on his face that made him achingly gorgeous.
He arched a cocky brow at me. “What do you think I mean?”
I wiggled my butt to dislodge his hold without success. A sinking feeling snuck up on me.
Panicking a little, I shrilled out, “What do you mean?”
He gave me a long look, full of meaning that I was too anxious to decipher.
“You know exactly what I mean,” he stated resolutely.
“Just spit it out, will you?” I snapped.
“I’m going to make absolutely sure you understand what I mean. I will not allow you to put yourself in danger again, and there is only one way to ensure that you remember this lesson…by feeling it.”
He swatted my butt lightly. Smack. “Right.” Smack. “Here.” Smack.
“Nooo,” I breathed out.
“Oh, I’ll be fucking you, too. Have no fear about that,” he promised darkly.
My hands flew up, palms slamming against his bare chest.
“No!” I cried out.
“Yes,” he growled low.
In a flash, he had me on my belly, legs spread out. This guy had some serious ninja moves because I did not see that coming. He landed on top; his groin nestled between my ass cheeks. He’d fallen asleep naked, as well, because I felt the smooth skin of his hot, thick shaft on my butt.
I turned my head, cheek on the smooth sheet, and spat out, “I don’t want this!”
“This isn’t about what you want. This is a lesson. If I know you at all, it will be one of many to come. Which makes the first one particularly important because it sets the stage for the future. I can assure you, Jewel, that today is the beginning of the rest of your life. Nothing will be like what came before. Your parents allowed you to do whatever the fuck you wanted. Because of Cat, I allowed the same thing. That was my first mistake. Then I mistakenly trusted your sense of self-preservation, but you obviously have none, which means I’m taking over from here on out.”
“That’s not fair,” I cried out, struggling against him. I wasn’t entirely opposed to him smacking my butt, but I wasn’t about to make it easy on him either. Where’s the fun in that? And his domineering, take-control attitude was definitely making me wet.
“Oh, it’s more than fair. You’re so strong and independent that I assumed it would override any truly dangerous impulses on your part. I was wrong, but I don’t make the same error twice. Ever. If I hadn’t been there last night, you’d be in a doctor’s office right now, legs spread open to get samples for a rape kit.”
I gasped as I shifted underneath him to test if I had any wiggle room. I didn’t. “That’s going too far.”
“No, no it’s not,” he countered. “Don’t do that. Don’t minimize what happened because it didn’t turn into a fucking nightmare. The fact remains that shit is going to change, starting today. You’re in my care now.” The way he said the last part sent a tingle down my spine with an awareness that I’d barely scratched the surface of who Nicu was.
“Conveniently, you were made for me because, from now on,” he continued, “we’re joined at the hip.”
“What about your family?” I gritted out.
“What about them?” he rejoined. “I don’t care who knows about us.”
“I don’t belong,” I argued.
