Page 33 of His Scarlette Obsession
Mine, dammit.
So why is she still trying to deny it?
“You are the one who’s being absurd,” I say coldly. “Which part of what Arav and I have said is not clear enough to you?”
“Everything!”
My lip curls. “And now, you’re being dramatic.”
“Engagements aren’t...it isn’t something you can command!”
“Will you still say that if it were someone else you were being ordered to marry?”
Her eyes widen. “If this is about Vaughn—”
“Say that name again in my presence,” I snarl, “and I swear you’ll—”
“But Vaughn—”
What the fuck?
Jealous rage has me seeing red for a moment.
How dare she challenge and disrespect me like this?
My gaze snaps to Arav. “I need a moment of privacy with my fiancée,” I say tightly. “Will you excuse us?”
“Of course, Your Highness.” Arav’s tone is bland, his face expressionless, but I know he’s already drawing his conclusions about this, and some of it may not be to my liking.
I start moving as soon as Arav turns to leave, and I already have Scarlette trapped against the wall by the door clicks shut behind him.
“S-Sheikh!”
The word slips out in a gasp as my fists slam against the wall on either side of her head. She looks frightened, but I don’t give a damn.
“I warned you,habibti. I would have let you go if you hadn’t fucking pushed me—”
“But I didn’t...I never—”
“Enough.”
I don’t want to hear another word. The more she lies about her feelings for the other man, the more I just fucking hate myself for following in my father’s footsteps, wanting a woman who doesn’t want me in the same way.
“You’re mine, Scarlette,” I growl down at her. “The law has spoken, so deal with it.”
“D-Dealwith it?” She tries shoving me off, but her resistance is halfhearted at best, which only whets my desire and feeds me with cruel pleasure. Even now, even furious, she can’t bring herself to truly fight me.
“I amnotyours—”
“Shall I show you how untrue those words are?”
Her eyes widen in panic.Good. It’s nice to know she’s still a wise girl...who only happens to have poor taste in men.
But that can be corrected.
“Let me go!”
Startingnow.
