Page 133 of Sweet Deception
“She is.”
He tilted his head. “And you think that lasts? A woman like that, young, restless, ignored, she’ll turn heads. You won’t stray, I know you. But her? Someone’s bound to try. And if they get to her first...”
His tone sharpened. “You’re sitting on a prize, Gleb, and every wolf in this game can smell it. Tie her to you, body and soul or they’ll take what you won’t.”
The words sank in, cold and heavy. I set my glass down, appetite gone.
I tensed.
Would someone dare? And if I gutted them for it, would it erase the fact they’d touched what was mine?
The thought drove me insane.
I stood abruptly. “Misha, we’ll talk later. Where’s my wife?”
He raised an eyebrow but gestured toward the back. “They should be in the garden.”
Before I could move, Anna and Luna came walking toward us, laughing like old friends.
I froze.
Anna never laughed like that. Not with strangers.
I walked straight to her and took her by the arm. “We need to leave.”
She smiled at Luna. “See you soon, babe.”
Luna waved back, her expression softening with something almost... sad.
Loneliness.
I didn’t dwell on it. I led Anna out of the mansion and into the car.
As I started the ignition, she sighed. “Luna has been through a lot. I feel bad for her.”
I barely hummed in response.
My mind was somewhere else.
I needed to make her mine. Completely.
She kept talking, lightheartedly telling me about the things she and Luna had discussed. I responded, but my thoughts were already running ahead.
I wanted to erase every trace of doubt. Every possibility of another man ever touching her.
The drive felt endless.
The second we pulled into the garage, I stepped out, walked to her side, and opened the door. She stepped down, still smiling, happier than I’d ever seen her.
Was it because of Luna?
For a second, I wanted to take her inside. Be gentle. But that wasn’t enough anymore.
I needed her now.
I slammed her against the car, not hard, but firm enough that she gasped.
Her eyes widened. “Gleb...”
