Page 61 of Betrayal (Corrupt Empire 1)

“Fine. I’m pissed off with you. I can’t take this blowing hot and cold business. For fuck’s sake, Aiden, you keep pulling me close and pushing me away in the next breath. I barely even know how to process the fact that my whole life has been built on a lie and then I have you messing with my head. I can’t do it. I can’t. Stop pushing me. I’m already fucking broken and all you’re doing is making it worse. So just fucking stop.”

I released her because I felt like she’d just slapped me in the face with her words. She stormed away from me, her breath coming fast and her fists clenching and unclenching at her sides. Even when she was angry, she was perfect.

Fucking hell. Having all that thrown back at me made my blood pound. And the sick part? My cock demanded my attention. It throbbed uncomfortably. Angry and upset Avery was hot. She might be timid on occasion, but her temper made me want to teach her a lesson.

I strode towards her, taking her by the arm and tugging her along next to me.

“What are you doing? Let go of me.”

“No.”

“Aiden!”

I ignored her tone and her struggle to stop me in my tracks. We weren’t far from the woods now. No one would be about so I could do what I wanted with her. And Avery couldn’t do a damn thing to stop me. I dragged her into the trees when we reached them.

“Stop. Please, let go.”

“I told you there weren’t rules any more, but you still have to obey me. And right now, you’re going to do what I say or it’ll be fucking worse for you.”

“Aiden, stop it.”

When we were far enough in, I shoved her stomach first into a large oak tree and held her there. My mouth was right next to her ear.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m teaching you a fucking lesson.”

I kept an elbow at her back and tugged her hips towards me. I knew this angle would be uncomfortable for her, but I didn’t care. My cock pressing against her behind almost made me groan. I kicked her legs open and ground into her. Her gasp echoed around my skull.

“You think you can talk to me like that, Avery? News flash, you can’t. You don’t get to tell me how to treat you. This isn’t a fucking game. You are mine and because of that, you’re going to get down on your fucking knees in front of me. Do you understand?”

She whimpered. I ground into her again.

“Don’t make me repeat myself. Do you fucking understand?”

“Yes.”

I released her, stepping back. She turned around slowly. Her eyes were watery, but she did as I told her. She got down on her knees in the dirt. I really wasn’t thinking straight, but at that moment, I didn’t care. My need to make sure she understood her place outweighed everything else. My fucking feelings towards her be fucking damned. Everything else was insignificant.

I cupped her chin, forcing her face up towards me.

“What do you think I want you to do?”

She swallowed.

“I don’t know.”

“Oh, I think you do.”

I tugged her face towards me, pressing it against my thigh. My cock twitched in anticipation.

“Aiden, don’t do this,” she whispered.

“Tell me what I want.”

There was silence for a long moment.

“You… You want me to… don’t make me say it, please. I don’t want to do this with you. Not like this.”

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