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Austin rolls his eyes and sighs, his gaze darting to the omega as he rubs the bridge of his nose. “If she read the contract before signing it, she would also know that was part of the deal.”
“I read the contract, and my face plastered on magazines wasn’t part of the deal.” Audrey smooths out her dress as she glares across the space at Austin, in a way that no one but Saint and I would get away with.
“Page thirty-two,Being seen in public to ensure our ruse is accepted widely.What exactly did you think that meant?”
“Um, being seen in public?” She sounds defiant and a bit angry. “I can’t have my face on magazines or tabloids. That–I just can’t.”
“Well, sweetheart, you don’t have a choice.”
“Take me to the police station. I would rather go to jail.”
“Whoa, no one is taking you to jail,” I say, finally breaking my silence. When Austin doesn’t immediately agree with me, I toss him a look. His face is stoney, and he looks like he wants to throw our omega over his lap and spank her until her cheeks are red. “Austin, tell her,” I hiss.
“He’s right, you aren’t going to jail. The wheels are in motion now, and you are seeing this through.”
CHAPTER13
Audrey
Austin really doesn’t understandhow much I can’t have my picture taken and plastered all over the place. If I did–God, I don’t want to think about what would happen. I suck in a breath that isfilledwith the three of their scents. And after basically throwing myself at Dean, aka Saint, the need to do it again just keeps growing. He definitely is a Saint that is for sure. He’s saved me twice now.
No, we would not think that way about a fucking alpha. They are all bad–even the ones that protect you. Especially those.
Staring unseeing out the window, my memories go to Jason. He had been kind and caring. At one point, I thought he loved me. I hadn’t realized he was using me to get close to my parents. He’d gone through all the courting, romantic picnics, walks beneath a starry sky, and planning of a future that would never happen.
He’d fooled me. The same way those girls are taken with the fantasy onOmega in Paradise,I had been taken with him. My father told me to stay away from him, that he wasn’t good enough for his princess. If I had listened–
Blinking away the moisture in my eyes, I push the thoughts away. I can’t change the past, but I can change my future.
“You okay?” Felix’s way too kind voice pulls me all the way out of the past, and I glance over at him, attempting a smile. His forehead creases, and he rolls his lip ring into his mouth, his teeth capturing the barring holding it together.
“Never better,” I force cheer into my voice. Dean tenses next to me, and Austin focuses out his window as if the three of us aren’t even in the car. “Who wouldn’t love to be kidnapped and paraded in front of paparazzi like a prize horse?”
Austin slowly turns his head to look at me. The fire in his violet eyes tells me exactly what he wants to do with me. Violence is barely leashed inside of him. And a part of me wants to push him to do whatever it is I can see burning in the depths of his gaze.
“Where to next?” I quirk my eyebrow in question.
“I have to go into the office. You’re coming with me today,” Austin says.
Apparently, he wants to torture me some more. Although, during the brunch, I’d grown accustomed to his touch. Part of me wants him to touch me some more. The stupid part of my brain that definitely isn’t understanding that alphas are dangerous.
The little hussy part believes that being dominated before cuddling is good. She'll be perfectly happy that way. I am going to stuff that part of myself into the same box my memories are in, because that will never happen.
“How fun. I get to go to work with Daddy Zade.” I clap like a child, but get the response I crave, so I’ll probably do it again. A low growl rumbles in his chest, and I’m sure he’s seconds away from launching across the small space at me.
“Daddy Zade.” Felix chokes on a laugh, easing the tension that had grown. “Fuck, that is priceless.”
“You’re not an orphan, and your name is not Annie. Knock off the Daddy shit,” Austin snarls.
I lean forward, asking for trouble. “I am an orphan actually and maybe my name really is Annie. Does it bother you to be called Daddy?”
He moistens his lips, a smile playing on them. “I enjoy being called Daddy, princess, but only in the bedroom.”
Heat travels through my body and into my cheeks as they flame to life. Okay, I had walked right into that one. Retreat.
“But that isn’t in the contract, so don’t call me Daddy,” he growls. His door swings open a moment later, and I realize we have come to a stop outside his office building. Massive letters spell out his last name over the doorway, and I swallow. How had I missed that? When I don’t follow him, he ducks his head back into the dark interior and says, “Come out willingly or I’ll drag you out.”
Scrambling over the seat and to his door, my heart in my throat, I attempt to exit the vehicle with some sort of composure. Before following his orders, I glance at Felix and Dean, both of who have been nice to me so far, and grin. They both look like I am walking into the gallows.
