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.

things going so bad with Leah that you had

this?" I snap, trying to twist the

eyes clouded

are just fine," he says, his voice

to him. "In fact, we're so perfect I can't wait to marry

words knock the air

away, to shove him off me, and

around

against him, trapping me.

I protest but he only holds

in my bed,

Sweetheart.

One word.

me explode as my

glaring at him, though

bare skin

he's testing my limits. "Why not?" he muses, voice a rough whisper.

you decided to turn into

smirk slipping for a fraction of a

gone before

the one in my bed," he growls.

at his chest, ignoring the

come here for

to remind you

just enough

hand catches my

about that?

you

stretches between us-thick, suffocating,

my own

and I hate it. I

voice, his

unravels me.

hate that, for a

to hell," I finally manage, yanking free from his

his head tilting, a wicked glimmer in his

Sweetheart. You're

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