Page 48 of His Obsession

“No, baby. This is not tit for tat. We made a bet, and I lost. I will not punish you for doing what I allowed you to do. I knew what I was getting myself into,” he says.

“Hmm… I was kinda looking forward to the stockade,” I yawn.

“I’m sure your bratty little ass will earn it,” he says. “Let’s go lie down before you fall asleep.”

“Mmm. Too tired to carry me?” I ask.

“Never,” Lucian replies, kissing my head. We get out of the bath and dry off before he scoops me up and takes me to our bed. I snuggle up to him and drift to sleep.

Chapter Fifteen

Elise

One Month Later

“Do you have everything?”Lucian asks as he stands in the doorway of the bedroom.

“I believe so,” I say. “Wanna ask me a few more times so I can make sure?”

“You can’t be a brat literal minutes before you have to leave,” Lucian laughs as he walks over and smacks my ass.

“I’m sorry,” I giggle and turn to face him. “Yes sir. I have everything.”

“Good girl,” he says. “Sit, so we can talk before you go.”

I nod and sit on the bed. He sits beside me and takes my hands into his. “You know I trust you, right?” he asks.

“I know you do,” I say. “I understand why you are worried, though.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because we’ve not spent a day apart since someone left that black rose. You are worried for me to leave without you, especially because Jake has feelings for me, or did,” I say. “You trust him, or you’d cancel your plans and join me. Also, if you didn’t trust him, you’d probably ask that I quit my job or find a new one.”

“I would definitely think about it,” he says honestly. "I know Jake won’t let anyone harm you, but it doesn’t stop me from being paranoid. I don’t like the way he talks about you.”

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“Well, since I have asked that you two not communicate on a friendly basis, I have communicated that to him as well. He has respected my command, but he still asks about you when he comes to meetings. Also, he is trying to buy your house. I think it’s a way to be closer to you, but I can’t exactly stop the sale without looking like a dick. My father never wanted me to be a tyrant of a leader, and I’m not about to let my paranoia turn me into that person.”

“That was a bit back and forth, but I understand,” I say. “I am driving separately from him. We are in the same hotel, but I will be in my room most of the time. I may try to be sociable with the people I’ve worked with for years now and go down to the bar to have a drink.”

“It just strikes me as odd that you worked for him since you were an intern. Although you worked for him, it’s awfully convenient that he ended up working for a company that was an hour from your mother’s home. Also, he reached out to you for that intern position. The fact he let you work remotely that entire time is unheard of,” he says.

“I know, but he’s harmless for the most part. He’s respectful at work and everything is kept professional,” I say. “Maybe he’s just being weird with you for the same reason Bradley captured me the night of the games. He just wants to rub it in your face that he was able to do what he did.”

“Yeah. Let’s not even talk about that,” he says with a frown.

“What?” I ask. “I feel like I have a right to know what’s on your mind, considering I am the one he fucked that night. If you feel some type of way about it, I want to understand.”

“He pushed the limits that night, and I don’t like it,” he says. “The very first thing he did was cover your mouth and put you in a position that you couldn’t ask him to reveal. You couldn’t call the safe word if you were hurt. Also, you even said yourself that he was aggressive with you.”

“Bradley was aggressive with me,” I counter.

“Yes, but he didn’t cause you pain. Jake did,” he argues.

“That’s… true. He scared the hell out of me. I think he honestly only uncovered my mouth because he had to put the condom on,” I say.

“Next year, I’m going to be making sure he isn’t in town for the games. I will send him to do work out of town or you and I will not participate. I don’t want him touching you ever again,” he says. I can sense how angry he is becoming, so I put my hands on his face.

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