Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 58

Emma

A silence falls over Zane and me as I try to take in exactly what I'm looking at. He isn't proposing I know that, but it's just as big a shock to be presented with a ring like this. I mean I know we are technically engaged, but this...makes it real. If I accept this ring I am announcing to anyone who sees it that I belong to Zane Dalton. When I had thought about getting married I wanted my boys to be the ones asking, and now I feel like the specialness of being proposed to might be lost for good

"I-I don't know what to say," I say breathlessly keeping my eyes fixed on the ring

"Say you'll wear it tonight. I want the world to know what a beautiful fiance I have." He says removing the ring from the box and reaching for my left hand. .'

I want to pull away. I want to curse him and refuse him in every way possible but I can't. So I let him take my hand and I cringe at the feeling of the cold metal brushing against the sensitive skin of my finger. It feels more like a noose wrapping around me and trapping me here. (2

Once the ring is secured on my finger he lifts my hand to his lips and places a soft kiss along the finger where his ring now sits. His eyes lift to mine and I swallow the large lump forming in my throat. His eyes

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burn with possession and male pride for how he has just claimed me. I can feel the heat from his stare prickling my skin and not in the good way. My fight or flight reflexes have been going haywire the second he came in and saw me in this dress

He wants more I know it, but I can never let him touch me that way again. But how long can I keep him away? .' I

He starts to move forward so that our faces are close enough that he could kiss me, but at that moment a knock comes at the door making me jump back. Zane growls in frustration and pauses for a moment closing his eyes and taking a few deep breaths. When he opens them again his cool calm facade returns and he stands. He straightens out his suit and walks gracefully over to the suit door and pulls it open

"Sir I have a new dress here." A woman's voice says nervously

"Yes, bring it in." He says firmly before closing the door a little too harshly behind her

She looks young and scared, so I try to offer her a small smile. She returns my smile with a small one of her own but keeps her head low and holds the garment bag out to me

am not cold and distant like Zane, and I'm not about to start now. His employees are innocent and I will treat them with kindness unti they prove to be a threat to me. So when I reach for the dress I

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her and she

my hands she rushes away and backs out the way she came. As soon as she's gone I turn and lay the garment bag on my bed and slowly zip it open. Inside is a beautiful black dress covered in black lace. The dress stop: just above the bust area and the rest of the dress is a sheer black material that is see-through but not enough to show my scars.

is so

work well. It is a black and white party after all."

him now and it burns. I want to push him away and run and when his hands softly rest on my waist I feel myself jolt. 1 am running on pure instinct now and everything inside me is screaming for me

just to calm my heart enough where I am sure he won't notice the way my pulse is

hurry and change. I don't want to make you late to your own party." I say trying to make my voice

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and I pray he doesn't notice.

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show fear. I really hope that's true because I know for a

a very

one of

in my chest as I feel the slow movement of him dragging the zipper of my dress down to the bottom of my spine. I thank whatever god out there that I am not completely naked underneath the soft fabric. It falls sand pools at my feet and there is a moment of silence and I feel Zane's eyes roving

ask him and he smirks at

dress aside and worship every piece of you

thing I am thinking about is how many showers I will

properly zipped I

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I look?" I

holds his arm up

standing guard holds it open to let us through. He gives me a once-over until Zane throws him a scathing glare. The man's head snaps back so

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