Page 12 of Under Their Protection

Shit, he is so hot.

I have wanted to go against my morals and let him fuck me so many times. He has made it very clear that all I have to do is say yes and he would, no matter if I was with Isaac or not. My equally as hot boss is a Dom and if he does some shit like Max is doing right now, I will melt.

“Yes sir,” I whisper.

“Good girl,” he says with a sweet smile and lets go of me. I take a step back to center my mind.

My heart is racing and my cheeks are flushed. I have no doubts that both of these men know how turned-on I am. I need to get away before Max uses that to pull more information out of me.

“What’s his address?” Max asks.

“No,” I snap. “I am not giving you the address.”

“Anika, what is the address?” he asks calmly.

“I’m not giving it to you. I know what you’ll do. No,” I say, shaking my head.

“I have it,” Rowan says.

“Don’t you fucking dare, Rowan,” I say with venom in my tone.

“Mia has it also,” he continues. Max pulls out his phone and I immediately try to snatch his phone but Rowan catches my wrist and his touch stops me dead in my tracks.

“Please don’t, Max. Please. All it’s going to do is make my life harder with my family,” I plead and pull away from Rowan.

“You mean to tell me that your parents wouldn’t be upset that he did that?” Max asks.

“No. Dad has seen bruises before, and he told me to not mouth off and it wouldn’t happen. They don’t care about me in the slightest,” I say.

“Why?” Rowan asks.

“They didn’t even want me. I was only born because Harper had leukemia and they wanted the stem cells that went along with having another baby. Once she was in remission, they didn’t give a fuck about me anymore,” I explain as tears well up in my eyes. “I only exist because I had something she needed. All she does is take and take and take.” Max wraps me in a hug as I fight to not fall apart. After a moment Max pulls away and cups my face.

“I will leave it alone because I don’t like seeing you cry. Do noteverhide things like this from me again. Got it?” Max says.

“Yeah,” I nod.

“Come sit down,” he says as he takes a step to the side. I slip past the pair and sit on the couch. Max sits to my right and Rowan resumes sitting to my left. “So, he is with Harper now?”

“I’m assuming. He is going to be at the family dinner tomorrow night,” I sigh. “Don’t worry. Mia is forcing me to take Rowan.”

“Ooooo. That will be nice and dramatic,” Max laughs.

“It’s going to be a fucking disaster,” I say.

“Tell them you’re dating Rowan,” Max chuckles.

“So, I can get hit for real? Pass,” I frown.

“Who will hit you?” Rowan asks.

“Take your pick. Mom already called me an ungrateful bitch. Can’t wait to see how disappointed Dad is,” I roll my eyes.

“Why are you going at all?” Max asks.

“Because they will just find me and annoy me until I sit down with them. They don’t want me unless it’s to control my life,” I explain.

“What do you think they want?” Rowan asks.

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