Chapter 17 ~ In his arms

Chapter 17 In his arms

Athena

The plan was supposed to be simple revenge.

But now that he's here, so close to me, I'm starting to regret what I did.

I scramble to sit up, the fog of sleep clinging to me as I stammer, "I-

I'm sorry. I was just—"

I don't get to finish. His hand

snakes around my wrist as I try to move away, and in one

swift motion, I stumble forward-right

into his chest as he falls with his back on his bed and me on top of him.

Damn it!

He's warm. Solid. His arm tightens around me like a steel band.

"Let me go," I mutter, but my voice

cracks, betraying the warring emotions raging inside me.

He doesn't.

Instead, he smirks-a broken, bitter curve of his lips. "Being in a man's bed isn't exactly good manners, is it?"

I clench my jaw, my pride flaring. "It's not just any

man," I fire back. "It's my husband's.'

His laugh is deep, low, mocking, and it cuts through me.

"Husband," he repeats, rolling the word off his tongue like it's a joke.

The sound of it-the venom in his voice-stings more than I want it to.

so bad with Leah that

trying to twist the

just chuckles, his green eyes

fine," he says,

fact, we're so perfect I can't wait to

words knock the

off me, and storm out

stays locked around

against him, trapping me.

I protest but he only holds me

been in my

Sweetheart.

One word.

me explode

that," I hiss, glaring at him, though I can feel the heat rising

thumb grazes the bare

too slow like he's testing my limits. "Why not?" he

turn into an asshole?" I

for a

vulnerable-but it's gone

my bed," he growls. "What does that make

his chest, ignoring the way my fingers tingle

didn't come here for

to remind you that you don't

loosens just

catches my

sure about that?

What? We're you hoping I'd wake you with my head

between us-thick,

can hear my own

ears, and I hate it. I hate him. I

voice,

unravels me.

I hate that, for a split second, I don't pull

hell," I finally manage,

his head tilting, a wicked glimmer

there, Sweetheart.

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