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Lower, and lower, and lower…

“I-I don’t know,” I moaned. “But they said you’d get bored of me soon.”

I confessed, feeling shame, yet pressing harder against him, my eyes closed, waiting for his mouth on my throbbing skin. Suddenly, the warmth of his mouth disappeared, leaving me cold and aching.

I snapped my eyes open to find his face just inches from mine, his breath brushing against my lips.

His gaze had darkened—like something inside him had snapped.

‘‘What else did they say about you?” he murmured, his voice now serious. His thumb traced slow circles on my lower lip, his gaze searing there.

“That they can give you more than I can. That I’m just another girl you’re fucking.”

His grip on my jaw tightened. His breathing was rapid—as if he were struggling. The seconds dragged on agonizingly as he stared at me, silent.

Before I could even process what was happening, he stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.Panic shot through my veins as I sprung from the bed, grabbing the first shirt I could find. I knew him well enough to understand that his silence meant trouble.

Something bad was coming.

I reached for the door handle just as it was flung open with force. If I hadn’t pulled back in time, it would have hit me in the face.

Maddox stepped into the room, still shirtless, and as soon as his massive body backed away from the door, I saw the same two girls being pushed into the room by several guards.

The door slammed shut behind us, leaving the four of us in the dark room.The air, once spacious, now felt suffocating, too thin for all of us.

Fear was etched on their pale faces. Both girls were dressed in work clothes.The staff’s shift begins at five in the morning—so why the hell did Maddox bring them here?

The room fell into a deadly silence.

“Maddox…” I started to speak, but he raised his hand, cutting me off.

His gaze was fixed on the two girls, pressed against the wall, visibly terrified for their lives. His steps were slow, agonizing, as he drew closer to them. I couldn’t see much of him, since his back was turned to me— but their wide, fearful eyes said enough.

This wasn’t going to end well.

CHAPTER59

MADDOX

“I want your names.”

I stared at the two girls in front of me. They were terrified, shivering, their faces pale as ghosts.

“Lexi and Brianna, sir,” one of the girls whispered, blinking rapidly.

I could almost hear the frantic beat of her heart in the tense silence. I studied them more closely, but neither their names nor their faces rang any bells.

I didn’t know all the staff who work for me.

I also don’t fuck my servants— that’s a rule I’ve always stuck to.

I may be a monster, but I’m still professional, and I have boundaries I never cross.

That being said, I did know the staff schedule, and it wasn’t hard to find them in the kitchen, preparing for the start of their shift.

“Lexi and Brianna,” I repeated their names, letting them slip off my tongue, knowing damn well I wouldn’t remember them. “Too fucking young to have such big, disrespectful mouths.”

Both girls were on the verge of passing out in front of me.

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