Page 131 of By His Vow

I’m practically begging the manwhore that is Kingston Callahan to fuck me.

Jesus. Have some fucking self-respect, woman.

“Do you know what? Fuck it. Do whatever you want. I’ll just have my own shower tomorrow.”

A beat of silence passes.

“Do I get to watch?”

“You’re infuriating,” I hiss.

“So are you. Maybe we are a match made in heaven after all.”

“No, we’re a match made in hell,” I spit bitterly.

I’ve no idea what my father was thinking.

Punishment.

And from the way Kingston is punishing me right now, I’d hazard a guess that the two of them were in it together.

What did I ever do for him to hate me so much?

Just because I was born with a vagina, not a dick swinging between my legs, it doesn’t make me a lesser person.

I am capable of all the same things that Miles and Kingston are. But no.

My importance has been reduced to nothing but a business transaction.

My only use is to become a fake wife.

I guess I should be thanking my lucky stars that there was no stipulation of popping out little heirs.

Acid burns up my throat at the thought of being forced to reproduce under these conditions.

The emotions I was battling with earlier in the evening come bubbling back up and a single tear slips from my eye, instantly soaking into the pillow.

Maybe Kingston is right. What I really need is to sleep, not to ride his dick.

But the latter would be so much fun…His dick is so pretty, and big, and…

His snore fills the room and I blow out a slow breath as I try to calm the raging emotions swirling within me.

He shifts and his hand slides up, cupping my breast.

There’s a part of me that loves it. Being in his arms, protected by him. It’s…overwhelming. But there’s also a huge part of me that hates it.

It’s only been a few days, but I’m getting too used to having him in my life, and I fear that as time goes on, it’s only going to get worse.

It’s why I never should have signed that contract in my father’s office.

I should have thought of myself more. The cottage is just a house, at the end of the day. There will be others.

But I only have one heart…

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