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“I’m surprised you didn’t know. Your father was quite insistent that I came.” Diego looks over Eaton’s shoulder toward me. “I can see why now.”
Eaton pushes me even farther behind him.
“I would ask you keep your eyes off my fiancée.”
The fact Eaton addresses me as his fiancée tells me the man before us is a big threat. From across the room, I can see that Mr. Armstrong has been surrounded by his own bodyguards and is watching us intently.
“After all these years, you finally fine her. Just when she reaches the age when she can be married. Any one would think that was a lucky coincidence, but I know your family too well. All these years, your family has denied knowing where she is. Now it’s clear you had her hidden away somewhere.”
Diego takes a step forward, and out of the corner of my eye, I see Max reach into his jacket. I may be naïve about some matters, but I’m fully aware he’s reaching for a gun should it be needed.
“We never denied anything. Maybe it was you and your family who didn’t search hard enough. I understand that’s been an issue before within your businesses.”
This time, it’s Diego’s men who reach for their guns. The tension in the room is palpable, and several people have moved to take shelter behind tables and marble pillars. I keep my body pressed against Eaton for reassurance.
“Are you lying to her as well? Does she know exactly what you are? What you do?” Diego questions. “And does she accept it?”
Eaton doesn’t respond to the taunts. “You’ve shown your face, Diego. You’ve seen the reason my father wanted you here. This is my casino, and I think it’s time for you to leave.”
Diego lets out a loud laugh that fills the room with its malevolence.
“I take it that’s a no then. Shelby, I don’t know what this man has promised you, but it’s all lies. He wants you for the money. For what he can get from you, and when he’s done, you’ll go the way of most women he uses. You’ll be smuggled around the world as a sex slave to the highest bigger. If you don’t want that to be your future, then come with me now. I’ll make sure you’re protected from the monsters that are the Armstrong family.”
I can’t believe what I’m hearing from Diego. I knew Eaton was no angel but smuggling women?
“And what about the people you smuggle out of Mexico as slaves to the western world,” Eaton snaps back.
The world I’m in now is completely fucked up.
I take a step away from Eaton, but he grabs me and pulls me to him, so I’m standing at his side.
“We can continue slinging accusations at each other. No one in this room is in any doubt as to the illegal activities we engage in to improve our income. Casinos are just a front.” Eaton growls at his rival. One of those Eaton warned me about.
Better the devil you know than the one you don’t.
But Eaton’s sold women as sex slaves?
“I tell everyone, here and now.” Eaton continues. “Listen up, all of you. Shelby Jones ismine. I will not be letting her go.” Eaton wraps his hand around my neck. It’s a controlling gesture, and my instant reaction is to try to struggle against him, but the words that come out of his mouth next have me stopping in an instant. “My cock will be the only one that will ever pound her pussy until she comes all over it. My tongue will be the only one to flick over her clit. Her sweet mouth will welcome only my cum down her throat. My heirs will come from her body. She will never be sold or given away, becausesheismine.And if anyone wants to dispute that, I will destroy them. I will rip them apart and enjoy every moment of it before returning home to fuck Shelby covered in their blood.”
My body heats at Eaton’s words—there’s promise and defiance in them. Rather than scare the fuck out of me like this declaration should, it reassures me. Eaton will fight and kill to protect me. My breaths quicken, and I can feel I’m pulsating between my thighs at his deep tones and threats.
“You see the way she reacts to me.” Eaton presses a kiss to my cheek, and I can’t help the lustful groan that leaves my lips.
This is a show I never thought would happen tonight.
Vaguely I’m aware of Diego moving away, defeated by Eaton’s words and our display of passion.
Eaton moves his hand from my neck to grab my arm in a strong grip.
“We’re leaving,” he tells me.
We move swiftly through the ballroom. No one one gets in our way. No one tries to stop us. He leads me into a quiet corridor, and that’s when my sensibilities return.
“Stop, Eaton.” I pull myself to a halt and shake my head. “Tell me everything. I’m not leaving here with you until I know exactly what sort of man you are.”
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EATON
