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.
with Leah that you had
I snap, trying to twist the
just chuckles, his green eyes clouded with something I
he says, his voice slurred, the
alcohol clinging to him. "In fact, we're
the
want to push him away, to shove him off me, and storm out of his room.
stays locked around
against him, trapping me.
me go!" I protest but
been in my
Sweetheart.
One word.
enough to make me explode as my
that," I hiss, glaring at him, though
grazes the bare skin of my
limits. "Why not?"
decided to turn into an asshole?"
playful smirk slipping for a fraction of a
gone before I can grasp
my bed," he growls. "What does
the way my fingers tingle against his
come
to remind you that you don't
grip loosens just enough
stand, his hand catches my chin, forcing me to meet
sure about that? Because it
to be cute in your seep. What? We're you hoping I'd wake you with my head
between us-thick,
hear my
I hate him. I hate the
voice, his presence
unravels me.
hate that, for a split second,
manage,
head tilting, a
Sweetheart. You're
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