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I lean down and grip her throat with one hand and snarl. “Trust and all.”
Pushing back, I reach for the cuffs and chain her wrist to the bed as she says furiously, “You fucking bastard, untie me.”
Over my shoulder, I say flippantly, “When you’re ready to trust me, let me know because then the journey will be a more pleasurable one for both of us.”
I head into the ensuite bathroom and turn on the shower intending on washing the scent of her away and as I soap my body, I conclude that to control Eliza isn’t just about her body, it’s her mind too and I was right to tell her that until I own the whole of her, she doesn’t get the whole of me.
* * *
After a leisurely shower,I brush my teeth and head back into the room with a damp cloth.
Eliza glares at me with a sullen expression and I say roughly, “Lie still on the bed.”
To her credit, she does as I ask and as I wipe up the mess I created, she pointedly ignores me.
It makes me smirk, causing her to snap, “What’s so funny?”
“You.”
She turns her head, allowing me an uninterrupted view of her luscious body, and I am already regretting my decision not to finish the job.
As I trail my fingers against her abdomen, I whisper, “I will enjoy seeing my baby grow inside you.”
“You will not.” She growls angrily, and I shrug.
“As I said, Eliza, I own you and if I keep you tied to a bed and impregnate you at will, there is nothing you can do about that.”
“I can and I will.”
“Is that so? Then tell me, how would you go about that exactly, because we are heading to my home? You will be under my rules, and I have ways of exerting control that you may not enjoy.”
“What do you mean?” She appears worried and I smirk. “My life is very different from yours. In my country, the men are kings, and the women obey. Nobody will help you; they wouldn’t dare, and the only way out would be to return to your family.”
As I lower my lips to her ear, I whisper, “Either way, you’re fucked.”
She is trying so hard not to cry and as I watch the tears build, I love that I’ve dragged emotion out of her and shrug nonchalantly. “Tell me what I need, and it all changes.”
“I told you; I don’t have a clue where Frankie is.”
She sniffs. “But I will tell you what I can.”
I stare at her in surprise as the atmosphere shifts and I nod.
I’m guessing she would be more comfortable if I freed her from her restraints and once they’ve been removed I pull her into my arms. I notice the move surprises her and yet I can tell she appreciates the gesture as my arm drapes across her shoulder and I stroke the back of her neck gently. “Tell me, angel. Learn how to trust me.”
I know I’ve won when she sags against me and her tears spill onto my chest and then she says sadly, “OK.”
CHAPTER14
ELIZA
All the fight has gone out of me. Maybe it’s because of what just happened, but I’m fast realizing I prefer the gentler side of Malik than the dominant one. It’s like a drug. I crave any affection because it’s new to me. He is so strong, so powerful and yet loving when it matters, and I can’t fight against that anymore.
We have hours to kill anyway, so I may as well bring him up to date on my situation and let him figure out the rest. I’m tired of it all and if I don’t survive the fight, at least I won’t die knowing I didn’t try to help an innocent child.
“It started when my mother died.” I pinch my skin to deal with the pain that statement brings with it and take a deep breath.
“I was playing on the beach near our summer home. I felt so happy, free even. My brother Leo called for me, but I pretended not to hear. When he reached me, he was angry and tugged me back with him. He was always angry; my other two brothers were the same and who can blame them when they were controlled by my father?”
