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I glanced at his reflection in time to see his eyes narrow.
“Didn’t you hear me? You’re going nowhere,” he growled.
I turned to face him. It was annoying to have to look up at his towering height.
“Marco, you did what you promised. We found Dolly’s killer. There’s no need for me to stay here anymore. I don’t want to.”
“I want you to.”
I gave a startled laugh. “What the hell for?”
He frowned a little. Shifted uncomfortably on his feet, then brought himself to a commanding stillness when he realised what he was doing.
“Because I like you in my bed,” he said lightly. “I like how you scream when I—”
“Fuck you!”
“That’s right. When I fuck you.” His lips tipped up in amusement.
I scowled. “No. I’m done with this.”
My bluntness frustrated him. He dragged his hands through his still damp hair. “I want you to stay.”
“We’ve already gone over this. There’s no reason for me to stay.”
“You’re not safe out there. What do you think will happen when Landry makes bail?”
I flinched. He looked regretful.
“It’s my problem, not yours,” I said.
“But it is my problem, amore,” he said. “If he makes bail, it’s because the police still think I killed Dolly. And you’re still my alibi, which makes you a target.”
Fear stabbed in my chest. But you said you would take care of it, I wanted to cry out petulantly, like a child. But I did not. I wasn’t his problem. I had no idea why he was being stubborn. Maybe Toby was right. He liked to control everyone and everything.
But I couldn’t stay here. Not where I might slip up and reveal too much.
“I will worry about that when he gets out. For now, he is still in prison, isn’t he? Maybe I’ll get a restraining order.”
He crouched down until his face was level with mine. His fingers brushed the bottom of my chin lightly, tenderly.
“And what about the people behind his money laundering operation?” he asked me gently. “The ones who are really in charge?”
My sharp intake of breath revealed to him that I had not even thought of this.
“It can’t be other people too,” I cried out. “He never mentioned anyone else!”
Marco looked regretful. But said firmly, “Then it is decided. You will stay here where my people and I can keep an eye on you.”
And yet I couldn’t stay. Not after that searing moment of passion on the bed behind us, when I had lost every sense of myself and been glad of it. Because I wanted it too much. I wanted him. I wanted to give in to this as if there was really a possibility of forever.
And he would never give me forever. He had said it himself. He just liked to hear me scream when he was fucking me.
A lump swelled in my throat.
“I can’t stay here with you,” I managed to choke out. “I don’t trust you.”
His body stiffened.
