Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 237

distractions. No room for anything else.

“Olivia?” He called my name again, and the way it rolled off his tongue sent a shiver down my spine. It was a sound that could reduce me to nothing more than putty in his hands.

“Yes, love?” I responded, almost breathlessly, as if the mere sound of his voice could make me forget everything else.

“Do you understand what your responsibility is over there?” he asked, the weight of his words pressing down on me. There was no room for error, no room for doubt.

the force of his question.” Yes, I do,” I replied, my voice softer than I would have liked. Why was I so meek now? Why was I acting like some obedient mouse, following his every command without question? Damn it, Marcus. I shouldn’t have answered

His voice dropped lower, more intense. “If anything happens that affects you or the kids, I expect

was no room for argument, no space for me to assert myself. It was as if he had already mapped out every step of my life, and I had

I understand,” I muttered, the words escaping my lips almost automatically, as if I had

love you.” His words wrapped around me like a warm blanket, chasing away the coldness I had been carrying for so long. Suddenly, Xander and whatever plans he had faded into the

was it simply because it had been so long since I had heard

I responded, my voice barely above a