Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Brooklyn

As empowered as I feel in my mind, my body is quite the opposite.

There's not much I can do as Aden pulls my left arm around to the other side of the table, clicking the other half of the handcuffs around my wrist.

Then he stands back, studying his handiwork.

I pull back on the chain once, testing it, seeing how firmly it holds.

The handcuffs bite sharply into my wrists, making me wince, so I lean forward again, resting my elbows on the table and looking up into Aden's face.

Casually, I clasp my hands together.

I see him open his mouth to speak, but before he can his gaze falls on the engagement ring on my left hand.

Quickly, he moves to unlink my hands and pull it off my ring finger, slipping it into his pocket.

"What, Aden?" I say, my voice soft. "Can't hurt me with your wife's ring on my hand? Something feel wrong about that?"

Even I'm shocked at the words that just came out of my mouth.

I see him flinch-just barely-but then he raises his eyes to mine, his face perfectly calm. "That's enough, little one," he says. "I'll be asking the questions from here on out."

He folds his arms and I hold his gaze, not moving an inch.

"Tell me about the note," he demands, his words sharp.

it is," I say, matching his

voice harder, "was it hidden in your

gave it to

the table. "Then you do know what it

him. "I know what it is as far as I know that it's a piece of

you to do with it?" he says, bringing his face closer

lean my head forward to nuzzle

him to lean closer.

lips curl back from his teeth at that.

since it was still in my room," I say,

hear a low rumble of dissatisfaction in Aden's chest as he pushes

weight onto my elbows and forearms, watching

says, over his shoulder. "Why

I say, my voice deadpan, "I don't know which of you to

then. "After all I've done for

You've been a real angel to me these past few weeks. I just feel so cared

This sets him off.

help myself from smiling, a little, as he

try to turn, to watch

by the back of my neck, his claws starting to come out and press into my

flat on the table, my

controlled enough to ensure that I don't slam my head on the metal surface, to ensure that his

I can hear his breath

he says, "I could make this so much worse

you get-it, Aden?" I

weren't, he'd move to take

for a moment, and then I gasp and wince as he pushes on my neck harder, my face pressing hard against the metal, his claws

my surprise, he

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