Chapter 242

Scarlette stumbled back a few steps, finding herself pinned against the sleek

black car.

"Nicholas, that's enough!"

With a cut on his lip from her slap, Nicholas casually licked the blood away. "Scarlette, I heard you're bringing Morgan to meet your folks?"

Scarlette's chest rose and fell as she clutched the car door frame.

"This is my business, I don't owe you an explanation."

She took a deep breath, her voice softening. "We're going to be family soon. Don't look at him like he's your enemy. You're going to have to call him 'brother-in-law.""

Nicholas chuckled darkly, his eyes clouded with intensity.

Scarlette felt a hint of fear from his unpredictable nature and frowned. "And stop being so informal with me. Call me 'sister.' If you keep coming around like this, the Greenard family is going to give me a hard time. Nicholas, stop acting like a kid."

word, Nicholas grabbed her wrist and pushed

seat, leaving her dizzy. Before

just your 'little brother,' but when you need me, you cling

door slammed shut, and in the

interior was roomy, but when Scarlette tried to get up, he pressed her down by

deep breath. "I've told you so many

in closer, his hand

push him away, but he

"Nicholas!"

hand, smirking as he examined his fingers. "You say one thing, but your body tells a different story.

he finished, Scarlette

head snapped to the side, five red marks blossoming on

pang of guilt and pain. They used to be so close, incredibly close. She thought his

night, she really was drunk, but he wasn't. Did he really not know whose

softening as she

be feelings. But to Scarlette, Nicholas was like a brother.

first aid kit but found none,

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