Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Aden

Brooklyn knocks gently on the open door to my office, leaning casually against it.

I look up, my expression changing from one of irritation to surprise.

"Brooklyn," I say, folding my hands on my desk. "What can I do for you?"

"Can I come in?" she asks, tentative.

I nod, waiting as she enters the room and seats herself primly in a chair across from me.

"I just wanted to say thank you," she says, her voice soft and earnest. "For today. With my sister. That was

so wonderful, to have her back in my life for a little bit."

I have to work hard to keep the smile from my mouth.

But in truth, I'm surprised by the sheer pleasure I feel in hearing her gratitude.

I like it, when she comes to me like this, showing her hand. When she sits quietly before me, looking at me like that. Like she sees me in a different way.

Obedient.

Dammit, but it makes me want to buy her a thousand more horses or sisters or whatever it is that makes her happy.

my chair as I study her. I wait for her

do? To pay you back?" Slowly, I shake

I overheard with her and Hudson in

that the payment for

And her submission.

says, looking awkwardly down at her

back up and I look back at my

I hear her a second voice,

Hudson asks, coming into the office. "What are you doing in

dad just...did something really nice

"Oh?"

farther, looking between us. To my surprise, he's frowning. What

on, Brooklyn," I tell her, keeping my eyes on Hudson. "Let me have

just as I like her-she heads back up the stairs towards her

front of the desk, his hands in his pockets. I narrow my eyes. Since when does he think he

"Why do you care?"

my fiancée," he says, his voice growing angrier. "And half the time you treat her very badly. What, now

Are you jealous that you didn't

angrily, taking a deep breath, ready to start in on me. But

important to us. If you're not going to stopher from dating our enemies, letting our

it's clear to me that he didn't know

see my words have

not going to keep the

Venet

hand in front of me,

snaps his

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