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“You can’t leave,” I simply tell her. “We’ll go to the cabin for the night if you need space, but don’t make me tie you to the bed.”
She cackles a dark laugh. “Sam, stop fooling yourself. You know you can’t keep me. Too many have tried and failed. You’re nothing special.”
I can’t stop my arm from reaching out and moving a wet strand of her black hair behind her ear.
“There’s a difference between them and me.” My thumb reaches for her cheek, caressing her. “You weren’t theirs.” I trace her jaw with my finger, until I can press against her plump lips. “But you are mine, remember?”
I can’t help but remind her of the moment I was daydreaming about mere minutes ago. A moment I know she has never forgotten. That I’m sure of, as I see it flashing in her eyes. It’s quickly replaced by the loathing she’s built for me over the years, especially in the last few weeks.
She jerks her head away and takes a step back, putting much-needed distance between our bodies. I could already feel the electricity coursing through both of us.
And then she burst out laughing. So much that Lik and I exchange a glance, wondering if she truly is completely broken this time.
“You think I’m yours?” she finally says. “Don’t make me fucking laugh. Are you so blind you really can’t see it?” She runs a hand through her hair and smirks at me. “You belong to me, Sam.” Her step toward me makes me feel the need to take one back, yet I stand still, towering over her. “And I’m not talking in some cute, romantic bullshit sort of way. I’m saying you are my fucking property.”
“Shut your mouth,” I seethe, hating the way my heart kicks into an insane rhythm.
She gives me her most beautiful fake pout, her lips so gorgeous that all I want is to bite into them. “Have you ever wondered why you never got out of my life? Why you’re always thinking of me when you fuck someone else?”
I turn my head and her hand shoots to grab my jaw, forcing me back to face her. “Have you ever wondered why you were always so silent but with me? Or why you’re so violent?”
Her fingers press hard against my cheeks, her short nails digging in. “That violence is the utter frustration of not owning yourself. It’s the problem that comes up when your thoughts don’t belong to you. They belong tome. I’ve made my place in your head, in your heart, in your fucking soul. And, believe me, you’re only ever free when I allow it.”
She chuckles to herself, proud of her effect. “You will never be happy because you can only be happy withme. I own you like a toy I paid a real fucking fortune for.” My gaze darts to the side, and her voice becomes rougher.
“Look at me, Sam,” she snaps. I do. “You. Are.Mine. Don’t you let yourself forget it.”
She lets go of my jaw violently, not caring about my reaction. I watch her walk to the door and call on the last resource I have.
“She’ll die, Rose,” I threaten in a voice that’s not as tough as I wish it were.
She only laughs. “Please, don’t tell me you’re still trying to threaten me with Rachel’s life.”
“I’ll make it painful,” I insist, although she’s already caught on to my lie.
“Sam,” she sighs. “How does it feel to know you’ve completely played yourself in your search for vengeance? See, had you focused on killing the Volkovs, they would probably be dead by now. Both the brothers would be. Instead, you let your feelings get in the way. Your hate because I chose Viktor over you when you found me. Your love for me, your need to have me to yourself, and your jealousy for Rachel led you to develop feelings for her. She’s quite something, isn’t she? So much stronger than you’d expect her to be.”
She nods to herself, proud of having figured out I stupidly fell for her girlfriend as quickly as she fell for Lik. “That’s what I love about her. I fell in love with her selfishly, because she could take everything I threw her way. But, thanks to you, I discovered I love it even more when she throws it back.”
She shrugs and puts a hand on the door handle. “You won’t hurt her. You’d only hurt yourself. Although I have to give it to you: trying to make a thing out of us four was nice.Thrilling. Back to reality now. As long as we have that hate for each other, we won’t move forward, and I’m ready to be free of us.”
When she leaves, she doesn’t slam the door. She doesn’t give me a look back. And I stand here, completely shaken. Rage and sadness are spreading through my veins and turning me demonic.
I walk to the door, and my fist crashes into the wood leaving dents of my knuckles. The wall is next, plaster exploding as my skin breaks.
“Sam!” Lik shouts in shock.
“The fucking bitch!” I yell back at him.
I’m unstoppable. When I turn around, every plant and decoration on the kitchen counter ends up on the floor. Hulk has got nothing on me when I grab the TV and throw it toward the other side of the room.
“Fucking hell. Calm down!”
“She wants to move on?” I scream, tearing my vocal cords raw. “She wants to fucking move on fromme?!” Another punch to the wall, blood smears on my knuckles, and pain shoots through my hand. “She thinks she can actually forget about us and move forward?!”
I rip a cushion in half, feathers exploding into the room. “Let herfucking. Try.”
Lik grabs my arm, and I only realize too late that I’ve pushed him off so hard he’s on the floor when I look back at him.
