Chapter 18

Suddenly I felt myself being jerked backwards. His actions surprised me, and I could not contain my devilish grin, satisfied that I was able to get a reaction from him. He was actually manhandling me. Maybe Elijah was not completely spineless as I had thought.

I was very aware I was antagonizing him, but I still was unsure what his intentions were. So instead of communicating and simply asking him like any logical being would do, I chose violence. I would push him to the point to do what I could not, to reject our betrothal. That was the ideal outcome anyways.

“Unhand me. Who do you think you are?”

I was now standing up staring him straight in his eyes in a challenging stance after being pulled from Idante’s lap. Now I was the one angry that he thought he was within his rights to touch me. He did not control me. If I wanted to take part in an orgy right here in this very club, I would. Not that that interested me in the least, but still, it was my choice. He did not own me. Not now. N