Page 46 of Promise Kept

“Do you understand what’s happening with your father’s business?” Ellis finally speaks.

“Oh,” I say, outwardly disappointed.

Then again, what was I expecting here?

Ellis to reach under the table and touch me?

Ellis to command me to slide under the table and suck his dick?

My cheeks are now burning red hot.

“You’re going to have to deal with lawyers and contracts and agreements,” Ellis says. “Of course, it’s all taken care of. But if you want to be part of the talks. If you want to hire your own lawyers to review things.”

“I trust whatever the agreement is,” I say.

I can tell this is making Ellis angry.

I’m not sure if it’s me or the talk of the business.

Something has him irritated.

“There are a few options,” Ellis says.

“I want to see it all,” I blurt out.

“Excuse me?”

“The business. I want to see it. I’ve never…” I’m nervous now. Really nervous. “I’ve heard of things. But I’ve never seen…”

Ellis’s jaw tightens.

I swallow hard.

I have to get my head straight here.

I’m going from the dirty fantasy of sucking Ellis’s cock under the table to standing up to him and demanding he show me the business…

The business.

What do I actually know about the business?

Not much.

It’s a club… but I know it’s more than that…

“Okay,” Ellis says.

It’s like all the air is sucked out of the restaurant.

“What?” I ask.

“Okay, Larissa. You want to see it? Okay. But I’m going to be there with you. By your side. No matter what. I’m keeping my promise to protect you. But I’m not going to deal with you being a pain in my ass over this.”

I’m in shock.

I didn’t even have to put up a fight.

Ellis stares at me.

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