Page 19 of Darkest Love
“I told you to take a guard with you if you were going to leave.”
“Well, I decided against that. I’m not a prisoner here, Adrien. You told me that. I wanted to have some fun for once away from a prison guard.”
“You could have been killed. I have enemies here.”
“Do they know who I am?” When he hesitates, I nod. “No. They don’t. I was safe.”
His eyes roam over my chest as he lets my chin go. “Why is your shirt like that?”
I glance down at it. The man had pulled it down low, ruining it.
Before I can explain it to Adrien, he says, “Were you seeing someone else? Did you fuck another man just to spite me?”
I scoff. “I can’t believe you. You actually think I went out to sleep with another man? Who would I have met?”
“You spent the entire day in the city and I know you’re desperate for an adventure. You could have met any man you wanted.”
“I didn’t sleep with anybody.”
“Then why is your shirt like that?”
“Is that all you can think of?” I ask him. “My shirt is ruined so it must be because I slept with someone else. Are you that obsessed with sex that you can’t consider any other alternative?”
“If there’s another alternative, then tell me.”
It’s my turn to hesitate. If I tell Adrien about the man who tried to kidnap me, he’ll never let me go out on my own again. I really will be stuck inside as a prisoner.
I can’t tell him the truth.
“You know what?” I say. “Yes. I did kiss another man. He grabbed my shirt and pulled it down. And it was great. It was a wonderful time. But it was just a kiss. I didn’t sleep with him. I left and came back home. Happy?”
“Of course I’m not happy. You just told me you kissed another man.”
“And you told me you were going to sleep with other women after we married.”
“Yes,” he grits out, “until I agreed to not do that. But what do you do? You kiss a man the second you get the chance to leave. You’re staying inside for the rest of the night where I can keep an eye on you. You broke our deal, Anastasia.”
“What does that mean? You’re going out to sleep with whoever you want?”
“When I want, yes. Now, stay inside. I’m going to keep an eye on you tonight. And go change. I hate the idea of another man’s hands on you.”
“You are a fucking hypocrite,” I seethe.
“And you’re a fucking brat. Go change.”
“Don’t tell me what to do!” I run past him up to our room and slam the door behind me like a little child. I don’t care one bit.
I’m not sure how I’ll ever be happy with Adrien.
Adrien
I don’t have time to deal with Anastasia’s moods. Not when I have Remy Allard I have to worry about.
The fucking bastard has been my enemy for years now. He’s the reason I wanted to make the alliance deal with Nico in the first place. Nico and Mikhail and Liam’s power and money that they bring in will ensure more power for me here. More money is more power and more power will allow me to bring Remy down.
I need to make a show of my strength to get him to back down.
I use the new money I’ve already gained from working with Nico and hire more men to steal from Remy. They steal a drug shipment of his right out from under his nose.
