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I flop on the chair in front of his desk and fold my arms. “I guess I’m staying then. Don’t mind me. Continue with your business.”
Adrian narrows his eyes on me and I stare back, unblinking. We remain like that for what seems like minutes, both of us refusing to back down. If it were the me from the past, I would’ve cowered from his intense unforgiving stare by now. I would’ve wanted to end the conflict and escape his brutal harshness.
But losing my identity and living as a completely different person taught me to find my inner strength. To reach inside the untouched parts of me and revive them. Besides, I’m done giving Adrian full reign over our lives after he used that privilege to choose death.
He married me despite the past and my mental issues, despite whose daughter I am, and now, he’ll learn what that actually means and the consequences that come with it.
“Get out.” His voice gains an edge.
“Give me your word first.”
“Lia.”
“Adrian.”
“You do realize that I won’t let this slide, do you not?”
A sudden shiver shoots down my spine at the veiled promise behind his words. I was well prepared to be punished for defying him, but hearing it has a completely different effect.
However, that doesn’t deter me from the reason why I’m here. “I don’t care.”
My husband thins his lips before he releases a breath. “Fine.”
“Fine, what?”
“I won’t hurt them.”
“Do I have your word?”
“You do. You also have my word that you’ll pay for this little show.”
I stand up and flip my hair over my shoulder, then place a hand on his desk and lean forward so my face is mere inches away from his and he can get a view of my cleavage. “Fine with me.”
His eyes heat, turning wild, and I step back before he pulls me onto the table and fucks me right here and now.
I don’t leave right away, though. “Oh, also. I’m letting Winter go.”
“No.”
“Why not? She didn’t do anything.”
“She’s your lookalike. I can’t have her walking around without supervision. If I do, others will use her for their benefit.”
“Others like who?”
“LikeLuca.”
I swallow at the edge in his tone. “Okay, then. I mean, fine. But we can’t keep her locked up. She’s innocent.”
“She’ll have to stay that way.”
“Until when?”
“Until I decide where to ship her.”
“You’re notshippingher anywhere. She’s a person, not some cattle.”
“I willshipher if I deem it necessary.”
