Chapter Seven

DRAVEN

I wake up not really knowing where I am. The bed beneath me is so soft I honestly wonder if I might be asleep at all. Maybe I’m not asleep, maybe I am dead and in heaven.

But then the doorbell rings.

Did I have plans this morning? I think I did. I’m almost sure I did…but what?

I open my eyes. “Shit! What time is it?!”

The doorbell sounds again, and I fall out of bed reaching for the things I wore yesterday. “Fuck! I’m coming! Hold the hell on!”

Stumbling down the stairs in my dirty clothes, I flip the switch allowing the shades to reveal the heavy fog of morning crowding the yard. The sight brings a contented smile to my face.

Wow…it really is beautiful here.

Ding dong!!!!

“Jesus!” I screech, opening the door. “The fuck is your deal?”

He stands there looking sexy as hell, the hint of a smile on his face. “I told you nine a.m. sharp.”

Domonic.

Of course. I forgot all about the breakfast appointment.

late,” I tell him smoothly, rubbing the sleep from my

late. It’s ten in the morning. There’s an

notice

showing. And his muscles. And I want to

his perfume wafts toward me

Margo. I can smell her all

angry. I can’t explain why, nor do I

a few more minutes laughing because, I got

his smile disappears. “You

the door in his face is thwarted

told you we

sweet saccharine grin.”No. We’re not.

brow lifts in amusment. A half smile quirking up as he wets his lips. “Margo is

yeah? Did she mark you first?

as I throw him a sarcastic frown. His face looks so

you mean, what?” I chortle, cocking my head at him warily. Then with a roll of

questions get stupid

eyes downward as if ashamed.

her home, last night,” I quip at him and slanting my eyes as I push

of his neck nervously, glancing left and right as if someone might jump in and save him from my wrath. “I was going to but I-,” he stops, crossing his arms over his chest and idadvertanlty making his pectorals more prominently visible. His face turns indignant, ” -wait a minute, I don’t

in annoyance. “You’re just going to push yourself inside? You see? This is why I want to pay rent! So that I don’t have to let you in here and I don’t have to be nice to you.” I grant

me, his eyes are shing with perverse pleasure. “You’re jealous,” he accuses, rotating his shoulders

your bitch. I never intended to come to

with himself about something, his eyes ticking back and forth as if he doesn’t know what else to say. They finally fall on me and he swallows thickly. “I didn’t fuck

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