Page 109 of Sinful Pleasure

Oh, Angelo.Right.

“No, we’re not,” I quickly replied. “Not yet.”

‘‘Without sex for so long?’’ she blinked at me, her eyes wide. ‘‘I feel sorry for you, babe.”

She knocked back another sip of her drink, and I downed my entire glass of vodka in one go, letting the burn blur my thoughts.

If she only knew how many times I let her brother fuck me, every second of it seared into my memory.

But not the brother she meant.

The wrong one. The scarred, wicked brother.

Lydia sighed deeply.

‘’I feel like a bad friend, because it’s fucked up that this whole marriage was arranged without your consent, but at the same time, I’m glad you’ll be part of our family.” She smiled at me, sincere and soft. “I like you, Allyn. You’ll be good for my brother.”

Her words caught in my throat. I struggled to smile back weakly.

“Cheers to that.”

We both drank again.I’d rather drown in alcohol than lie about how happy I was to be joining this family.

I liked Lydia—I really did.

She seemed to be the only rational person among all of them. But even that wouldn’t be enough to make me feel truly welcome.

“Lydia.”

Maddox’s voice cut through the air, sharp and furious.

We both turnedto look at him as he stood in the doorway, his arms crossed.I hated how my eyes slid to him instinctively, drawn to his brutal beauty. I almost didn’t notice Angelo standing beside him. He looked so small next to Maddox.

“Did you seriously call fucking hookers?”

“Yes,” Lydia responded casually, stretching out on the couch like she had all the time in the world. “Are they here?”

She smiled widely, and I almost laughed at the combination of shock and disgust written across Maddox and Angelo’s faces.

“That wasn’t the purpose of this trip, Lydia,” Angelo said, his tone scolding.Lydia blew a puff of air, clearly unbothered.

‘‘You always get your fun, Angelo. Let me have mine, thank you very much.’’

At that moment, the door swung open, and two figures stepped inside. A man and a woman. Both striking in their own right.

The man had deep chocolate skin, dark eyes, and wore black pants paired with an unbuttoned shirt that revealed his chest. The woman shared his rich skin tone, with dark hair and wide, doll-like eyes. Her white dress was short, and her high boots added to the seductive air.

Lydia’s face lit up with interest. She grinned, her voice dropping lower.

“I can work with that,” she murmured before turning to Maddox.

“What about you, brother? You sure I can’t tempt you?’’ She smirked. ‘’I don’t mind sharing thisbeauty here.”

Her hand gently caressed the blonde girl’s cheek, and the woman smiled back at her.My body went rigid as Maddox’s eyes lingered on her for a fraction of a second, before flicking to mine.

At that moment, something flashed in his expression—something unreadable. He quickly shifted his gaze back to Lydia, his jaw tightening as he turned away and stormed out of the room without a word.

Lydia’s grin only grew wider.

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