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“Look at it from her perspective,” Daniel offers.
“Don’t forget who’s the boss.”
“Aurora is good to you. Don’t jeopardize that because you’re mad at yourself.”
I thrust my head in the car and say, “If you don’t get out, I am carrying you out.”
Silence and defiance stare back at me. I grab her ankles to pull her out of the car and toss her over my shoulder while she pounds on my back.
Inside the jet, I place her on her seat, strapping her in. She flicks unruly strands of hair from her face and tilts her head.
“What’s wrong? The powerful, cunning, unfeeling bastard didn’t get the answers he needed?”
“Keep provoking me.”
If her eyes were fire, I’d be burnt to a crisp. When we’re in the air, she yanks the belt off, pushes to her feet, and stabs me with a finger.
“You, you—”
She turns on her heel and slips into the rear cabin.
The stewardess asks me if I want a drink and I tell her to bring me the entire bottle of whiskey and a glass.
I am enjoying the calming effect of the alcohol when Aurora storms back in.
She slaps her hands on the table so hard the glass vibrates. “I want to know why.”
I take another sip and rest my cheek on two fingers, studying her. She’s beautiful, brave, and loving. I don’t deserve her. I don’t care. Either way, she’s stuck with me.
“I will find out who he is, Aurora. One way or another.”
“And then what?”
We’re locked in a battle of wills.
“Still don’t trust me? Still want to escape? I will never let you go. Never. Do you hear me? So whatever fantasies you harbor, get over them, sweetheart.”
“Really, Kieran? We’re back to that?”
Her posture turns dejected, and I wonder if this one fight ruined all we accomplished with our honeymoon. But how can I know when she doesn’t tell me who he is? I should stop, but my jealousy overrides reason. Coupled with my need to protect her, it’s a vicious combination.
“Hmm, when I am inside you, do you think of him coming to get you? When you scream my name, do you think of how he’d feel inside of you?”
A shudder rolls through her, her face grimacing in pure disgust.
“You have no idea what you’re talking about, you idiot.”
“Then fucking tell me if it’s me and not him you want. Or is this your plan? Make a fool out of me, have me wrapped around your finger, and then betray me by leaving me?”
She claps her hands in a display of mockery. “Yes, that’s exactly what I am after. Congratulations, Kieran, you figured it out.”
I freeze while she storms away and shuts the door.
“She lied. You know that?”
I point a finger at Daniel. “I will shoot you. Stay the fuck out of this.”
I drink from the bottle until it’s fucking empty. Empty like my heart. You taste happiness, and like fine alcohol, it never lasts. She still wants to leave me. Happiness is not for me. I grip the glass so hard it shatters in my hand. Blood seeps through the shards.
