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Golden cage

Author: Dew_CH
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Liora

“What bullshit!” I snapped, shoving him hard in the chest.

He barely stumbled a step as he lifted his hands in mock surrender with that infuriating smile still tugging at his lips.

“Whoa, easy there, tigress.”

“Don’t call me that,” I snapped, glaring at him.

“You’re Mrs Cole now.” He took a step forward, eyes narrowing. “Don’t you think you should at least try living like it?”

I stood my ground, chest rising and falling fast as I tried to keep it under control, “You don’t get to decide how I live. And just because your name is on a piece of paper doesn’t mean you own me.”

“Mm,” he hummed, his gaze dropping briefly to my lips. “Paper or not, you're still my wife.”

I clenched my jaw and balled my fists at my sides, my heart hammering. God, he was so good at pushing and taunting, I knew arguing would only entertain him.

So I did the only thing I could think of.

I turned, stepping out of the closet and into the echoing quiet of the bedroom, crossing to the chair by the window. Sat o
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