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“Didn’t last night prove anything to you?”
“That you know how to kiss?”
A small chuckle escapes his lips, before they broaden into a full smile. “I’ve kissed a lot of women, Em.”
“Don’t remind me,” I mutter.
“Maybe I need to spank your ass to remind you of who you are dealing with,” he says, and my face instantly heats as I look around us. “None of the kisses have been as explosive as the one we shared.”
“I wouldn’t know.”
“What does that mean?”
“Imean, unlike you, I haven’t kissed anyone other than my fiancé.”
His lips spread into a cocky smile that I hate, but there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. I don’t have to sit meekly by, though. All my life, every choice I should have had a say in has been decided for me. Now, I’ve been ordered into a marriage. My life has been completely changed forever. Niko’s?It hasn’t.He was still dating Katherine when I was going solo to my senior prom.
“But if it was as good as you say, I may try kissing some other men to see if you’re telling the truth. That way I can judge for myself.”
“If you do that, you’ll be signing someone’s death warrant,” he says, his features suddenly very intimidating.
“I’m sorry?” I respond, thinking I had to have heard him wrong.
“If you let any man touch you, I’ll kill them and make you watch.”
Shock hits me. For a minute, I think he must be joking, but the longer I stare at him, the more I’m sure he’s not. “You can’t be serious.”
“Try me.”
“That’s insane,” I argue, shaking my head in disbelief.
“It’s how I deal with things in my world. You need to get used to it.”
“It’s not normal. It’s crazy.”
He shrugs.
“That’s not normal, Niko. I mean, what if I demanded you kill Katherine because you kissed her?”
“It doesn’t work that way.”
“Of course, it doesn’t,” I snap, letting out a bitter laugh.
“You and I are at an understanding.”
“If by understanding you’re saying I’m ready to leave you sitting here and never see you again then you are a hundred percent correct,” I grumble. He stands up, takes my hand, and pulls me up to him. “What are you doing?” I whisper, looking around because I know we’re drawing everyone’s attention.
“You’re not going anywhere. You made a fatal mistake, Emilia.”
My breath lodges in my throat as I look up at the man I’m engaged to and wonder if I should scream for help. “I-I made a mistake?”
“You let me know you wanted me.”
“I did that?” I ask, the words faint because I feel like I’ve entered a parallel universe—one where an alternate me made really stupid decisions that I never would have.
“You did.”
“I don’t remember doing that.”
