Chapter 82

Staring at him, I couldn’t quite put my finger on the feeling, but wasn’t he just a little too obedient?

Was it possible that he’d agree to anything I said?

“Stay put; I’ll dry your hair,” I said, fetching the blow dryer and setting to work.

He sat still as if he were a statue in the bathtub like he really was that compliant.

Skepticism crept in, and I decided to test him again. “You’re crashing on the couch tonight; I get the bed.”

Colin glanced back at me, his eyes a mix of innocence and allure.

I expected resistance, but he simply nodded. “Okay.”

“You’d agree to anything I say?” I prodded.

He nodded again.

“So, if I told you to jump off a bridge, you’d do it?” I couldn’t help but ask, curious.

His body stiffened, he didn’t turn to face me, just nodded.

on, get out and go to sleep. You

waiting for

a pillow, seemed

take the bed,” I said, cocooned in my duvet.

was low, a refusal.

shared the

now that we had a kid, what was he playing at?

could hurt you.” Colin

“What?”

strong desires for you,”

duvet tighter around me. “Then, yeah, the floor is

another person by the bed. That night, I slept surprisingly well. When I woke up, it was nearly noon. Colin was still on the floor, looking worse for

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so, and had

having him sleep on the floor.

he seemed too compliant, actually taking my word and spending the whole night

the couch, I rubbed my temples in a daze. My phone

“Hello?”

was Stella on the other

straightened up.

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