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And she will have no choice but to accept it.
Marrying her will protect my family. Owning her means I’ll get to call the shots in my own life, and my brothers will have to deal with that. They won’t be able to hand me the shit jobs anymore.
Retribution will be mine.Shewill be mine.
Once we get to my truck, I open the passenger side door and dump her into the seat. At this point, she’s pissed me off enough where I don’t give a damn if her arm gets knocked around. And she’s stubborn enough to try and hide it from me.
“I want to call my mother.” She doesn’t look at me. Just stares straight ahead.
“No.” I slam the door closed. I storm around the car to my side, smoke practically coming out of my ears because she has me so damn on edge.
Call her mother, my fucking ass.
Speaking of calling, I’ll call Nik later when we get back to my place. He knows I’m not dead. She didn’t even get me deep enough to require a stitch. I can fix myself up with a Band-Aid, for Christ’s sake.
I jump into the seat and start the ignition. Slamming my foot on the gas, the tires squeal over the concrete, the truck skidding as I swing the steering wheel to the left away from my brother’s house.
“Didn’t you do enough to my family already?” She turns to glare at me, her lips pale and quivering. “You used me to get what you wanted. What the hell else could you need from us?”
“My family business is none of your concern. Swallow your questions down or I’ll shove my cock down your throat to keep you quiet.”
“You took advantage of me. I gave you everything, hoping you finally saw me differently. But it was a game to you. A way to use me to get what you wanted. I betrayed my family for you.”
“No, you betrayed your family because you couldn’t keep your legs closed.”
I squeeze the leather steering wheel, guilt eating at my brain, as it always does when I think about that night.
A pained gasp slips from her lips. “You son of a bitch. You knew how I felt about you, but it didn’t matter. You never gave a damn about me. You saw an opportunity and took what you wanted before pulling the rug out from under me.”
My lips press tight together. I keep them locked so I can’t speak because I have no defense. She’s right and we both know it.
And the bitch of it is, my plan crumbled like I fisted stale bread. I failed. Didn’t get shit other than a raging case of blue balls every time afterward that I thought about Skyla and fucking that sweet virgin pussy.
Mission not accomplished.
The truth is, I’m sorry for what I did. It was a dick move, one I will regret forever. And not just because I didn’t get the information Val needed.
But karma had the last laugh since I’ve been paying for it ever since.
Being my brothers’ peon is reason enough to play this card now.
Skyla gives me the control I’ve been missing. I will take it any way I can get it, something she’ll learn the hard way.
I slam my foot on the brake. The truck lurches forward, tires skidding to a stop just before making it out to the main road.
“You’ve buried your head in the sand for a very long time, baby girl. It’s time for you to open your eyes and see your father for who he really is. Guys like your dad don’t become targets for people like me unless they get in my way. And Boy Scouts don’t get in my way. You get me? He’s a criminal and he deals with seedy bastards who are just like him.”
“You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”
I slowly twist to look at her. “I know that he gave you up to save his own ass. He cares more about what he stands to lose than what he already lost when he signed your life away.”
Skyla shakes her head, tears slowly slipping from her eyes. “I can’t believe you just said that. He made some bad financial decisions and he can’t afford to lose his investors. Van Dyne is going to help him recover.”
“Van Dyne is a business partner. He’s got a vested interest in helping without laying claim to you.” I inch toward her, closing the space between us. “You’re a smart girl. Your dad’s got no cards to play. Why’d he have to give you up? Unless…”
“Unless what?” Alarm flickers in her eyes.
“Unless—”
