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“No.”
“At least help my best friend.”
“I can’t.”
“Or won’t?”
“Who is he?”
So there was a reason behind his call. I should have known. Disappointment sloshes the contents of my stomach. My brother’s on a mission.
“I won’t tell you who he is.”
“Aurora, please.”
Instead, I tell him about my dream of going to college and living a normal life and how unhappy I am about my situation.
“Everything will be all right.”
I spend the morning in the library. Tamara brings me snacks when I decline lunch. I am so engrossed in my book. I can’t help but roll my eyes at the main character falling in love with the villain. Stupid girl, you’ll get your heart broken.
I shut the book and find Kieran eyeing me with an unreadable expression.
I glance at the clock, realizing we had a date.
“I forgot.”
“We’ll just skip it.”
“So, we’ll skip tonight as well?”
“No.” His voice is resolute, trickling down my spine, heating my skin.
After dinner, we go into the bedroom. Every second brings me nearer to an orgasm, tricking my body into enjoying it. He shuts the door behind him, closing us in with something else too. Something colder, darker, dangerous.
“Your brother said you are unhappy living with me.”
I hate this side of him. Cold.
“It’s the truth.”
“Strip.”
“What?”
“Strip.”
My hands tremble on the buttons of my dress, but I stop.
“I can’t.” I love the heat in his eyes, but I can’t take the coldness when he’s hell-bent on proving a point.
“The deal is off.”
I can’t believe him, or his cruelty. I chant to myself, be strong, be brave, be happy.
I follow him to his office. He’s already downing a glass of whiskey. Here goes nothing.
“I don’t like when you’re being like that.”
