Page 32 of Scarred Heir
“You’ve already proven to me that you can’t handle him, and I don’t trust the two of you together, so you’ll see him when I say you can.”
“I told you I wouldn’t go back on this agreement even though I entered into it blindly.”
“You need to work on your negotiation skills, because you didn’t read the fine print.”
“Keeping me from my brother isn’t acceptable.” I fidgeted with my hands. “I won’t agree to that.”
He lunged forward and grabbed my arm, pushing me against the door faster than I had time to react. My heart pounded hard, but I wasn’t sure if it was entirely fear that I experienced.
“You don’t get to agree or exert any kind of dominancein this arrangement. You’re here to do what I say, and right now, you are not to see your brother until I can trust that he won’t manipulate you into doing something stupid.”
“What are you talking about?” My breath caught in my throat when he tightened his grip on my arm. The pulsing between my legs tipped me off that I wasn’t afraid of him. Any normal person would be terrified.
“You might think you’re going to honor your word and fulfill your end of this bargain, but Chance is another story.” He let go of my arm and moved me away from the door. “His word means nothing to me. Don’t bother calling him. He doesn’t have his phone.”
“You bastard.”
“I’m going to be late.” Milo straightened his tie and then opened the front door. “We’re not getting off to a very good start.” He stepped out onto the porch. “I’ve already told you not to let Chance come between us. Don’t make me tell you again.”
When the man who drove me here last night got out of the SUV and opened the back driver’s side door, Milo left the house without another word.
I had done everything he asked of me. Who the hell did he think he was telling me I couldn’t see my brother? That wasn’t part of this.
I stormed down the hall, not exactly sure where I was going, but I couldn’t stay still. I needed to blow off some of this fury Milo had evoked in me.What the hell?It took a lot to make me see red. How had he managed to fill me with this much rage with so little effort?
Chance!I had always been my brother’s protector. Milo knew how to get to me. I wouldn’t let him use Chance as some sort of sick and twisted way for him to control me.
“Hello,” a woman said from behind the massive centerisland in the kitchen when I stumbled into the culinary space that would make any professional chef envious. “You must be Sable.”
“Hi.” I gazed around the room that was bigger than some houses I had been in. “Antonella?”
“Come on in, Irish lass,” she said in an Italian accent. “We don’t see many red-haired, green-eyed beauties around here too often.”
Her accent matched her olive-complexion and gorgeous, shiny black hair. She reminded me of Sophia Loren, a vintage Italian beauty. The woman appeared to be in her sixties, but her flawless skin and perfectly outlined cat eyes gave her a youthful flair.
“What would you like for breakfast?” she asked.
“You don’t have to make me breakfast.”
“It’s my job.” She motioned to the stove. “I can make you whatever you’d like.”
“I can have fruit or toast. Whatever is easiest for you.” I didn’t feel comfortable having someone cook for me.
“Oh no, you’re too skinny for just fruit.” She looked me over. “Pancakes and bacon.” She nodded. “Do you want blueberries in your pancakes?”
“Sure.” I wasn’t going to win an argument with her, and pancakes and bacon did sound enticing. “Do you think my brother has eaten this morning?”
“He did.” She took a mixing bowl from the cabinet. “You didn’t think Milo would move him in here and then starve him, did you?”
“I don’t really know what to think about Milo.”
“Well, I think if you’re at the main house, he must be helping you in some way.” She took some eggs and a container of blueberries out of the refrigerator. “Your brother too.”
“He is.” Even if his help came with high expectations. “Can I help you?”
“Maybe with the cleanup, but I work better alone when I’m cooking.”
She moved effortlessly around the enormous kitchen, knowing where every utensil and item needed to make such a delicious breakfast was located.
