LOGIN“I had hoped this wouldn't happen,” Raines said as he put his gun away. “Believe it or not, but I don't want to hurt you.”I didn't look away from him, even when Medea crawled back to his side. She wasn't who I should be worried about; this man was. I was worried earlier for the wrong person, but I didn't even think Medea would have company, and a Colonel, no less. “But you still shot me,” I snarled, still on my knees, my hand pressed against the wound on my thigh so I could reduce the blood. The wound was starting to heal, though. I couldn't let that happen. The bullet was still lodged inside. If my wound healed, it would close and seal the bullet in. That was going to cause another problem. “Apologies,” Raines said with the same tone and expression he would use to tell someone to go to hell. I sat up, facing Raines and looking up at him. “Your apology is being reviewed,” I said as I stretched my injured leg, looking at him eye to eye as I dug my fingers into the wound. I bite m
Kade said he was going to meet Medea at dusk, and if I haven't been worried out of my damn mind before, I definitely was now. “And you’re still insisting on going alone?” I asked, getting up from where I was seated and I moved to his desk, planting my palms on top of it and leaning in. He nodded, looking at me as he did so with his expression annoyingly calm. “Yes, and nothing's going to change my mind.”I groaned in frustration. “You–”“Don't you get it?” Kade cut me off as he stood up, walking around the desk and coming to stand in front of me, his hand reaching out and cupping my face. “Medea can't kill me. Not until she gets what she wants, at least.”“And what exactly is it that she wants?” I finally asked the question. I was always telling myself it wasn't important, that what he was doesn't matter because he was still Kade, but right now I really wanted to know. I wanted to know what it was that Medea desperately needed, and why she was going to such length. Kade leaned down
I went to my office after that, needing some alone time to get my shit together. I was going to tell Kade today. No matter what happened, I was going to make sure I told him, because Raines was an unpredictable person. You could never tell what he was thinking. I knew he wouldn't just stop there. So before anything came between us, I was going to put an end to it. “Gianna, is Kade free right now?” I asked because she knew his schedule. “Yes,” she answered, still typing. “He had a meeting twenty minutes ago, but he’s done.”I stood up, inhaling deeply. “Wish me luck, Gianna,” I said as I moved to the door. “There’s no need for that,” was her response. “You’re scared for nothing.”“I hope I am.”I took the elevator down to his floor, trying not to fidget and wrinkle my shirt. I really hope Gianna’s words were true and that there was really no need for me to be nervous. I got to his floor and when I stepped into his department, there weren't any whispers as there were last time, an
Raines caressed my cheek with a small smile on his face, but I was too terrified even to do anything. “The difference between your husband and me,” he continued, his voice soft and low, “is that I know it all, Belladonna. I know how slutty and shameless you are.”“I'm not shameless,” I snarled when I finally regained my ability to speak, my eyes hard on him. He just tilted his head. “You aren't ? Someone who sleeps with a different man every night isn't shameful? Someone who isn't satisfied with one round? Let’s be for real, Belladonna. You’re a slut who needs to be drilled every night to be able to hold on to her sanity. Correct me if I'm lying.”“That’s in the past,” I corrected, but my voice was low, weak. Raines seems to find my weakness a delight, because his smile widened even more. “Oh, Belladonna. We both know that’s not true. The past and the present are the same. You’re just enduring; you haven't changed.” “I have,” I said again, but those were just empty words. They wer
I paused at the door as I saw the two of them together. They were both conversing deeply, and there was a frown between Kade’s brows. My heart dropped to my stomach as I saw that look in his face and I marched to them, my heart beating so loud that I felt they would hear it. Kade was the first to notice me but my eyes were trained on Raines.“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” I asked as I stepped between them, my back facing Kade and I fixed a hard look on Raines. He simply stared at me with his expression looking… cocky. “What does it seem like I'm doing, Mrs. Varkas?”“It seems like you were poking in where you shouldn't,” I answered, my voice hard and cold. There was just something about this man that brought out the coldness in me. I didn't like him at all. There was just something… about him, something about him that made my guard stand on alert. “By congratulating Mr. Varkas on fixing this mess?” Raines asked, a teasing note in his voice but somehow, he managed to lo
The pleasure I was feeling was out of this world. I moaned loudly as I grabbed Kade’s shoulders, bouncing on his dick even as he thrust into me. He hit that spot every time, his nails digging into my ass so hard that it pierces my skin. That was definitely going to bruise later. Not that I mind. I liked having Kade’s mark on me. It made me feel like I was his. I… was his. Right? Yeah, I am. I grabbed his hair and pulled his head back to look into his face. His eyes were half closed, dark with lust, and his teeth were bared as he thrust without restraint. His hair fell into his face, almost covering it, but I pulled it back to see his face and eyes clearly as I whispered, my voice trembling, “Tell me I'm yours.” His thrusts faltered, an emotion passing through his eyes. And this was why I wanted to see his face clearly as I said those words. His eyes would never lie, and neither will his body. “You..” he stammered, looking at a loss for words. Why? Why did he look stunned a







