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“Okay. I got it, Ares.” I release my hold and step back a little. Juno adjusts his shirt and rubs at his neck where I was holding him.
“Are you coming with me?” I ask him, looking over my shoulder at him.
“You want me there?”
“Doesn’t matter. I figured we both should hear what he has to say,” I tell him. He nods and steps toward me, placing a hand on my shoulder.
“I’m sorry, Ares.”
“It’s fine. Just watch what you say about her.”
“I got it.” We pull our masks over our faces and head for the stairs. We walk down and stop at the bottom when I see Sage. She stands quickly as I walk toward her. Sage looks between us, unsure of what to say or do. I pull the cuffs from my back pocket and wrap them around her wrists. Then I lean down and undo the one on her ankle.
“What’s happening?” I don’t say a word, and neither does Juno. I grab the middle of the cuffs and drag her toward the stairs before Juno moves in and wraps a blindfold around her eyes. I lead her up the stairs and into the living room. Then we head outside, where I help Sage down the stairs so she doesn’t fall. I lead her to the car, and Juno opens the back door. I usher her inside.
I settle her in, climb into the front seat, and start the car. I pull out of the driveway and onto the road, driving toward my father’s. Anticipation courses through my veins as I pull into his driveway and park the car. Juno and I share a glance before we both climb out. I move to the back door and pull it open, pulling Sage out of the car.
As we walk up the front steps and into my father’s house, Sage doesn’t say a word, and that’s exactly how I want it. We enter the den, and that’s when my father turns to face me.
“What is this? Why the masks? And who the hell is this?” he asks, nodding toward Sage. I look at her and reach up, pulling the blindfold free so she can see my father. She looks at me but still doesn’t say a word.
“Ares? You want to tell me what the fuck is going on here.” I can hear the anger in his voice, but it doesn’t throw me off even a little. I pull my mask off, allowing Sage to see it’s me for the first time in days. She gasps as she stares at me.
“You wanted me to present you with a woman, and I did just that.” Now, he looks back at Sage and eyes her up and down.
“She isn’t what I was thinking for you,” he states.
“What does that mean?”
“That means she isn’t good enough, Ares! I give you one simple task, just one, and you couldn’t even do it!” He roars. Sage jolts slightly at his tone, but I keep a firm grip on the handcuffs.
“She’s perfect. Look at her,” I say as I turn to eye her up and down myself. I love every fucking thing about her.
“She’s much too big, Ares. And black hair and blue eyes?”
“I have black hair and brown eyes, Father.”
“Blonde’s, Ares! We go for blondes. This isn’t what you want. Do away with her,” he says, waving his hand and dismissing us. Anger seeps into my pores as I lick my suddenly dry lips.
“No.”
“What the hell do you mean no?”
“I said no. You want me to produce an heir. It will be with her.”
“What?” Sage chimes in now.
“You heard me. He wants an heir, and you will carry that heir,” I tell her. She shakes her head and tries to pull away from me but doesn’t get far. I yank her back next to me with the handcuffs.
“You can’t force me to have your child! You’re a fucking stalker!” Now I chuckle.
“It seems I don’t have to stalk you anymore, do I, Sage? You’re here now.”
“Let me go,” she sneers.
“Not a chance in hell.”
“Oh, she is leaving, Ares. You aren’t keeping her.”
