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“I know. I’ll be there.”
“Take Skyla to Danil’s. She can stay there with them while we handle the deal.”
“I’m not leaving her.”
“You’re done making decisions.” Nik’s lips twist like he just tasted a mouthful of dog shit. “She’ll stay. You’ll come with me.”
“My plan only works if she’s alive. We have no leverage if she’s not.”
“Exactly. So keeping her holed up with D will be a safer option. It’s not up for discussion. I’ll be there to get you guys, and we’ll drop her off before heading to the warehouse.”
Nik stabs the screen and his grimace disappears.
I drop the phone on the desk and recline in the chair, a deep sigh slumping my shoulders. It would be smart to keep her with Danil and his family. He’s crazy overprotective because of his daughter and fiancée so I know she’ll be safe there.
But I need to know I can keep her safe. Me, nobody else.
I saved her once because Nik showed up on the scene.
No more bailouts. It has to be me protecting her from now on. So I told Nik what he wanted to hear, but I’m going with my own plan. It’s the only way to grab back the control that is slipping further and further away. Having Skyla close is the only way to keep it.
She’s mine to keep, to protect, and to dominate.
I’ll leash her if I need to.
My dick jumps at the thought of that.
A metal bikini… a long leash with a collar around her neck like Princess Leia… me tugging it every time she gets mouthy… her pussy soaked with need because of it…
The patio door handle twists and Skyla walks back into the room. I stare at her in the dim light, her eyebrows furrowed when she sees the empty bed. With a quick glance to the right, she spots me and her shoulders immediately deflate.
“Disappointed to see me?”
“I wouldn’t say disappointed is the right word. I’d say utterly disgusted and abhorred instead.”
I’m not sure whatabhorredmeans, but I’m guessing by the context that it’s not good.
“You need to stop lying to yourself. Your brain had better get on board with this marriage; otherwise, shit’s gonna go sideways for your family.” I rise from the chair. “And you.”
“That’s if you can manage to keep me alive long enough to marry me.” She crosses the room and flops onto the mattress. “This little oasis here isn’t going to protect me forever. And when we finally leave through that gate out there, who’s going to stop those men from doing what they originally planned? And what happens to your plans if they actually do get to me?”
I take a few steps toward her. “You don’t trust me to keep you safe?”
She lifts an eyebrow. “I don’t trust you to do anything but hurt me. That’s your big play. You want to punish me. You want to make me suffer. Me, Kylian, my parents.”
“I’d never let anyone hurt you.” My words are gruff, but my chest tightens at the pain in her voice.
“You’re a fucking hypocrite for even saying that after what you did to me. I was innocent. All I cared about was you. But you knew that all along. Making me feel like I meant something to you, like you wanted me in the same way.” A single tear slips down her cheek. “But it was bullshit. You’d have ruined anyone to get what you wanted.”
My spine stiffens when she stops talking. I turn away and pull open the handle to the mini refrigerator. I grab a beer out of it and pop off the cap before taking a long swig.
“You think drinking will make you forget? Make you feel better about what you did?”
I slam the now half-empty bottle on the desk. “What did I tell you about respect?”
“You don’t deserve my respect,” she seethes. “You’re pathetic. Maybe more so now because you haven’t changed at all. You’ve become more of a thug-ass prick than you were back in high school.”
“Shut the fuck up right now,” I roar, swinging out my hand and sending the beer bottle crashing into the wall. Amber glass shards fly into the air and crack against the floor.
