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He made his way to the stairs to the hammering sound now at his door, Ambra making noises that sounded as if she was trying to break in.

Slightly irritated with the ruckus she was making, he yanked the door and stood there in front of her. Her eyes ran over him in shock, and he realized he had come downstairs with just his pajama pants that looked like they had been thrown on in a hurry.

He felt his face heat from her bugged-out surprised look, and then her gaze narrowed on his chest, and he glanced down to see the scratches Diamond had done now looking angry on his chest to go along with the redness from his nipple piercings. He could imagine what she was thinking because this was the first time that she saw his body out of his clothes in recent years and that he’d gotten piercings. He patiently waited for her to finish her inspection, and when her angry gaze shot to his, he wasn’t surprised when she hissed out.

“You bastard. Where is my sister?”

“Come in,” he said solemnly, just as she pushed him roughly to the side and entered the foyer of his townhome.

He pressed the intercom button that was by the door and said, “Diamond, Ambra is here.” Then he walked around her to wait by the stairs as they both heard Diamond’s high-heel satin slippers on the stairs, and then she came into view.

Diamond looked like a Hollywood star as she made her way down the stairs. She looked beautiful and immaculate in her nightwear, her hair perfectly done now from the mussed look she sported earlier in bed. But as she got closer, he noticed how tired she looked, and he’d been right to tell her to stay and get sleep, so the fuss before was unnecessary. He was going to mention that she shouldn’t stay too long with her sister and not to mention too much of the deal between them. He didn’t need Ambra getting in the way, and between them, he stepped closer, and as if she heard his thoughts, she glared at Ben. When he stood in her way, he gave her a warning look and moved away when she raised her chin.

“I will leave the two of you to talk. Good night.” As usual, he was a man of few words. He left them at the bottom of the stairs.

Chapter 12

Diamond glared at his back as he made his way upstairs; he'd left without putting on anything on his feet. No doubt to change and then come back down so he could work on his business.

Tonight, she had planned to leave her new husband because she didn’t marry him to just be ignored. Even though the marriage had come about because of him blackmailing her. If she was going to be trapped in this marriage, she wanted it to be more than just a name on a piece of paper, and even though their first time had shown her they were very compatible in bed, she also wanted much more. She wanted his time, and for them to be husband and wife, there was something between them that had been ignited, and she was becoming enamored with her husband to the point that it was surprising her. The two days that he was busy, her thoughts had been consumed with images of him, how he smelled, his touch, and his voice. She felt she was on the cusp of having a love like her parents, Carter and Zahara, and now her sister Ambra and Michael. She’d read about meeting your soul mate, and Ben was turning out to be the one.

There was a side of her that was a bit dark, and she had kept it hidden, but she was turned on by the fact that Ben was inflicting pain on himself and that he got a rush from her hurting him too. The pain and pleasure from the first time he took her, she’d enjoyed it and wanted more; tonight was the same. Ben had been a beast in the bed, and she’d had multipleorgasms from the rough sex and the piercing on his cock and had wondered what it would feel like if he had more on his shaft.

Her thoughts were making her hot and bothered again, and she muttered out loud, “You’d better finish what you started.” Forgetting her sister was there for a moment when she heard her gasp.

She pasted a smile on her face and turned to hug Ambra and felt her stiffen in shock, because even though they were close, Diamond was not much of a hugger.

But she was happy to see her sister and was in a good mood from the fucking she’d just received from Ben.

It was her turn to stiffen when Ambra said., “Come on, Diamond, we can talk in the car. I will take you home and we can fix—”

“No, you can’t. You can’t get involved; I don’t want you anywhere near this. You just go home; I will be okay, and we can talk tomorrow.” She pasted a reassuring smile on her lips. “I want to hear everything that happened with you and Michael.”

Her sister looked angry and puzzled at the same time. “Diamond, I can’t leave you like this.”

“It’s okay; I am not in any danger. Just in trouble right now, and Ben is helping me out.”

“By forcing you to marry him. Diamond. Come on.” Her sister scowled.

“Yes, that is the price for me getting out of this mess,” Diamond said bitterly before pasting on another false smile. “But you know me. I will make this situation work and come out with the upper hand.”

Ambra’s chest rose and fell in agitation, and then she swayed slightly. Diamond could imagine how tired she was, andshe loved the fact that her sister rushed over to protect her, but she was the oldest and could take care of herself.

She then eyed Ambra with concern. “Go home before you fall down and get some rest. Everything is okay for now, and hopefully we will have all of this resolved soon.”

“Yeah, I will see what I can find.”

She clucked her tongue in irritation at her stubborn sibling. “No, stay out of this, please. I can’t be worried about this having an impact on you too,” Diamond said, suddenly feeling very tired. Damn him, he was right; she needed to get some rest. She’d not been sleeping properly, being left alone in their big bed, and she’d tried getting up early when she did fall asleep to catch him, but unless he didn’t sleep at all, he was always gone before she got up in the morning.

She watched as Ambra stilled, knowing that her sister was going to bide her time now and revisit this; she’d probably ambush her when Ben was not around. “Okay sis, I will back off for now, but not for very long. We can’t let whoever did this get away with it.”

“Yes, thank you.” Diamond just nodded, feeling flustered as her mind raced with thoughts, and she snapped back when Ambra cleared her throat, adding, “And then we can get this sham of a marriage annulled.”

She stiffened and nibbled her lower lip as image after image flooded her thoughts, now with how it was going to be impossible to get it annulled with what she and Ben had done. She knew her sister wouldn’t understand because she’d just been happily engaged to Bryce and now was having sex with Ben.

She could feel her sister’s eyes on her, and she turned to see her wearing a surprised and reflective look and recalled what Ben had looked like when she’d come down the stairs. His hairhad looked as if someone had messed it up, and he was sporting the scratches from her on his chest...

Busted.

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