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“Clean them. Taste how much you hate being my wife.”
She bites, but not hard enough. Pain only makes me harder for her. There’s nothing I want more than for her to draw blood from me.
She sucks until I pull away. I reach into my pocket and pull out a wad of cash.
“Here. Freedom’s yours. Well earned.”
She rolls her eyes and reaches for it. I yank it back and wrap my hand around her throat.
“Say thank you, Finn.”
Her nostrils flare.
“Say it.”
“Thank you, husband.” She smiles through her teeth.
“Good girl.”
I press the money to her chest and step back. She just stands there, not moving.
“I’ll see you later.”
She blinks like a deer in headlights.
“Cool. Bye.” She rushes out her words.
She shoves past me, hips swaying like a goddamn challenge. I watch her disappear back into the club.
She has no idea I’ll be waiting.
I let her think she’s in control now. Let her believe this was her choice.
She’ll learn soon enough what belonging to me really means.
But first, I’ve got to check on the twins and Drago.
And hope to hell one of them didn’t light the place on fire in the twenty minutes I’ve been gone.
Chapter 38
STEPHANIE
Ihave this funny feeling this isn’t the end of my encounter with Finn tonight.
But I don’t know how much more my body, my mind… or maybe even my heart can take.
He destroys my resolve.
Breaks down the walls I’ve spent years constructing since I was twelve years old.
If I’m not careful, he’ll find my weakness. He’ll peel me open and take it.
So, I do what I always do. I go back out there. I dance on stage.
And I watch him with his friends, pretending he’s not watching me just as hard.
I have my money; there’s no need for me to keep dancing. I’m doing it for him. And I get a thrill out of it, making him squirm in his seat.
