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.

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 that call. It had only led me straight into the web he was

affects you or the kids, I expect you to

to assert myself. It was as if he had already mapped out every step of my life, and I had no choice but to follow. What was left for me to do? I was

I understand,” I muttered, the words escaping my lips almost automatically, as if I had no other choice

away the coldness I had been carrying for so long. Suddenly, Xander and whatever plans he had faded into the background, insignificant compared

my name like that? Or was it simply because it had been so long since I had heard him say it, and now it was

my voice barely above a whisper, caught in the moment.