CHELLEY MORETTI I stood there, waiting for the explosion, but it didn't come. Silence stretched for so long between me and Cassian. The heavy quiet was more terrifying than any scream, filled only with the scent of sex and the cold reflection of the marble floor.He finally broke the silence, not with words, but with action. He walked to the bar cabinet nestled in the corner of his study, removing the corkscrew from the bourbon as he poured himself a glass. The sound of the liquor splashing into the tumbler was sharp and deliberate."You are quite bold," he finally said, his voice flat, dangerously measured.I swallowed, my throat tight. My heart thudded. He was right; truly I am. For that moment between us, when I banished his mistress and challenged his security chief, I didn’t feel like the Moretti Empire’s First Lady, or the powerful COO. I felt raw, exposed, remembering I was ultimately his slave and property, the one he locked at the beach house for years.I took a breath,
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