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When I kissed him, it was like I could do anything. Be anything. He was the one holding me to the earth, nobody else. And that’s impossible, because I hardly know this man and what I do know of him, I despise.
He talks about my family having no ethics and values, except he’s one to talk. The Medicis have a reputation for being all that’s wrong with the world, yet they act like royalty.
It makes me sick.
And who does he think he is, questioning me on my sexual status? Listening in on my conversation like some goddamn stalker.
I don’t need this shit, but I’ve nowhere to run to.
Maybe I should’ve tried to just leave through the front door, even though I am fully aware I wouldn’t get very far. You can’t see them, even that scary-looking Rocco character, but I know they’re around. A man like Marco Medici doesn’t live out here in this massive place without protection.
That kiss.
Jesus.
I don’t even know what to think anymore.
The way he felt.
The way he responded.
The way I responded…I lost complete control of myself, and he’s to blame.
I knew several things before he invaded my senses, but now I don’t know which way is up or down.
The only thing that makes me feel good is talking to Ana. She always makes me feel like at least someone cares about me.
I know I told him way too much about having no control over my life. I know I stepped over a line by kissing him, and I’m only just regretting that now because hot damn, that man can kiss.
I know he won’t because I’ll cut his fucking head off if he even comes near you.
Is it wrong to imagine Marco actually doing that? Not that I wish Vlad was dead or harmed in any way, but I can’t mistake the way I feel when he goes all alpha on me.
All of my life, I’ve been told what to do, where to go, to be seen and not heard. Now I must marry a man I don’t love, a man I don’t even like. And he won’t quit.
He’s from a good family, affluent, and utterly submissive to the Petrovs. They’re prosperous and contribute to my Uncle Aleksi’s campaigns, most of them shady.
Since I’m an only child, my father sees Vlad like the son he never had, the two of them are extremely close.
But I’ve only known you for twenty-four hours and I am certainly very curious to know why your father doesn’t know you left the country.
If only he did know.
How can a man I’ve only known for a few hours seem to care more about me than my own family? As for my studies and my job, I’m expected to give that up when I marry.
Vlad will learn the family business and, he hopes, that will branch out to my uncle.
I’ve wanted to escape from my ‘normal’ life so much that I’ve almost forgotten what it feels like to not live on edge. To wait for that fateful day when my father sets the date and I’ll be a kept woman. Submissive to Vlad.
I know his opinions about women, and most of them aren’t virtuous.
If it weren’t for Ana and Monique, I’m not sure what I would actually do. They both know about Vlad and hate him as much as I do.
My happiness doesn’t affect my own family, yet I know I’m lucky to have a handful of people in my corner who seem to care. For that, I’m grateful.
Despite what Marco says, I’m not a princess. He may like to think that because he thinks I’m rich and spoiled, and I don’t deny that I’ve had a good upbringing with the best of everything and an education others would kill for. Nonetheless, all I’ve only ever wanted was love from my father. My stepmom, I don’t even give her the time of day, she’s always viewed me as an annoyance and someone who just gets in the way.
To say I have daddy issues is an understatement.
