Page 37 of Scarred Heir
Her body tensed when I clutched her arms.
“I’m disappointed the evening isn’t going to go the way I had hoped.” I spun her to face me. “Instead of me getting to know you, you’re going to learn what happens when you defy me.”
“You can’t be serious.” She tried to get out of my hold, but I tightened my grip. “You can’t keep me from seeing my brother.”
“I can and I did.” I tugged her to the staircase. “The longer you act like a petulant child, the longer I’ll keep you from him.”
“I have done everything you’ve asked.”
“So, you didn’t go to the pool house today?”
“I did but…” She gazed into my eyes. “What do you want from me?”
“I think you know what I want.” I guided her up the stairs. “I tried to be reasonable. I wanted to give you time to adjust. I wanted to be patient, but tonight isn’t the night to try me.”
I pushed her into the bedroom and slammed the door. She stepped back, stumbling into the bed, but she caught herself and straightened her posture. She swiped her copper locks to the side, daring me with her tempting stare.
“Take that dress off.” I loosened my tie and slid it from my neck, keeping it in my grasp. “Or I’ll do it for you.”
I unbuttoned my shirt and slipped it over my shoulders, waiting for her to grant my request, but she was too busy watching me take my clothes off. Her mouth opened as she took in my chest, but she still hadn’t done what I wanted. I took off my shoes and socks before coming closer to her.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“What you should be doing.” I spun her to face the bed. “I don’t like being ignored.” I yanked on her zipper, lowering it to the base of her back. “When I tell you to dosomething, I expect you to do it.” I spread the dress open and pulled it down her body, letting it fall at her feet. “No questions, no hesitations. I don’t like when people waste my time.”
I tugged her back to my chest and kissed the side of her neck. “No bra?”
“I didn’t have one for the cut of this dress.” She tensed when I grabbed her arm and wound my tie around it. “Why are you doing that?”
She tried to wiggle out of my hold, but I reached for her other arm and secured it behind her back, tying her wrists together.
“Teaching you a lesson.” I shoved her onto the bed. Once she hit the mattress, she rolled onto her back. “You need to understand that when I tell you not to do something, it’s for your own good.” I removed her heels, tossing them over my shoulder. “I had my reasons for not wanting you to see Chance today.”
I made that demand to see if I could trust her. She proved I couldn’t. We would have to work on consequences.
“You came to me, remember?” I unbuckled my belt and unbuttoned my pants. “You gave me all the power for a ten-thousand-dollar debt.”
“You know why I did that.”
“And you know why I paid it.” I pulled her off the bed and steadied her on her feet. “You owe me.” I gripped her hair and yanked her face to mine. “I’m about to collect.”
She closed her eyes when I took her chin between my fingers and brushed my lips along hers.
“I should warn you I didn’t have a very good day,” I said.
“I’m sorry.”
“It wasn’t entirely your fault.” I kissed her jaw as Iglided my hand down her side and rested it on her hip. “But you should bear some of the responsibility.”
“I wasn’t apologizing for trying to make sure my brother was okay,” she said. “I don’t regret going to see him, even if I was intercepted by a man who looked like a football player.”
“Ricardo was a football player, but he took too many knocks to the head, so now he works for my family.” I lowered my head to her breasts, swirling my tongue around her nipple. “For the record, he didn’t rat you out.”
Even if Lucas hadn’t told me she went to the pool house, I would have known after I reviewed the security footage on the property. I scanned the footage every night to make sure nothing was amiss.
“There isn’t much you can hide from me.” I wedged my knee between her legs and nudged her thighs apart. “You should probably remember that, because I hate when people try to deceive me.”
“I didn’t deceive you.” She sucked in a breath when I pushed my hand inside her panties. “I just didn’t agree with your demand.”
