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Seraphina:Yay! I really have to get back to work but I’ll talk to you later.
Me:Yes you will.
With a maniacal laugh, M dives across my desk attempting to rip the cell out of my hand. I clock him hard in his jaw. Not enough to break the bone but enough he slides off the side. “Stupid motherfucker.”
His tolerance for pain is bizarrely high so instead of moaning from the hit and subsequent fall, he lies on the floor laughing like a moron. Glad he thinks his annoyance is hysterical.
I’ve got too much to do to indulge in this idiot’s games. I circle around my desk and kick him in the ribs for messing up my desk. That just makes him howl louder. “Get this cleaned up, or I really will beat your ass.”
He doesn’t answer either. Not a surprise. He’ll get one of the assistants who drool over his dangerous thug image to do his literal dirty work and then fuck them afterward as a reward.
The thought pleases me that while he’s slumming it, I have Seraphina. No one will ever take her away from me.
Seraphina
I’m supposed to let Bree know how today went. Since I never let her know how the weekend went, I’m really in trouble. She’s going to be upset at me, and I hate that I’ve disappointed her.
After talking to Balthazar about her concerns and experiencing how sweet and generous he is to me, I know I’m right.
But when I practice the explanation to her, the reasoning sounds disingenuous. Like he’s fooled me into trusting him, trusting in something I shouldn’t.
How can I prove to her that I believe in him?
I love my friend and like my…boss.
Ugh! That sounds so incredibly horrible.
I toss my phone onto the bed next to me.
The bed he bought for me.
The bed that will make her think we’re having sex.
The bed that makes me think about us having sex.
My lady bits ache from the thought.
Nope.
Quit it.
It’s way too soon for that.
Then why do I keep letting him do everything he wants to me and not stop him. Even worse than not stopping him, I actually enjoy what he does to me. I crave more, and that seems wrong yet feels so good.
I think a genuine relationship should be easy. At least, that’s what I’ve seen.
Not in a creepy way but being with Balthazar feels to me like how I felt around Gabriel and Quinn. She and my brother were perfect together.
Bree and Alex are too.
I rarely see any tension between them. They laugh and tease each other in a good-natured way. They partner too. Like he cooks, and she does the dishes. They talk about decisions together. They support each other.
When she had to work a ton of hours to complete a big project at work, he did all the cleaning so when she was finally home, they could relax together.
They appeared to be in full agreement too when I turned eighteen and they took me in since I had no place to go. They never made me feel like a burden or in the way. The opposite—they welcomed me and acted like they were really glad I lived with them.
So far, that’s how Balthazar and I are too. I make our tea. He makes sure I’m safe. He goes to the places I want and comes to me when he’s lonely.
