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“Yes.”
“Wonderful. Too-da-loo.” Then she dismissed him with a lazy flick of her fingers.
He looked like he wanted to throttle her, which just made her want to giggle, but he offered them a stiff nod before slithering his way back to the main house like the cold-hearted reptile he was.
She cringed when Knox slammed the door behind them and stomped into the bedroom. “Why the hell did you agree to go to this thing? The last thing I want is to spend a fucking second with that asshole and whoever he’d invite to a formal dinner party.”
“I know. That’s exactly why we’re going. Look, we both know he’s not really extending any kind of olive branch. He’s running scared because he never expected you to show up and take back any of your birthright. He’s clearly having this party because he has some plan to divide and conquer. Something he thinks will get you—or me—out of here. And we’re not going to let him do that.”
He shoved both hands through his hair. “I’m not sure I can keep from beating the shit out of him if he tries anything with you.”
Her heart flipped over in her chest. “That’s sweet. And totally unnecessary. You think I can’t handle anything that smug asshole can throw at me?”
That earned her a tiny lip twitch of a smile. “I think you can handle anything anyone throws at you.”
“Damn straight. I need to see what he has planned, though. Whatever he does next will dictate our next move.”
Knox’s brow furrowed. “What next move? Once the trust is released, we’re free to go.”
“That’s fine. But if he keeps things mostly civil, I might not destroy his life before we go.”
“And if he doesn’t?”
She shrugged. “Wouldn’t be the first time I deployed the nuclear option.”
“I’m still not sure it’s worth it.”
Tenley couldn’t help but walk her fingers up his chest playfully before saying, “Don’t you worry your pretty little head about it. I’ll take care of everything.”
He frowned. “That’s…terrifying.”
“Your flattery will get you everywhere, sir.”
“Everywhere?”
Oh, the things she was going to do to this man.
Tenley hooked her ankle behind his and shoved him back with all her strength. He grunted when he flopped back onto the bed and she crawled on top of him, then moaned when she caught his earlobe between her teeth. “We only have nine hours,” she whispered. “Not nearly enough time for everything I want to do to you. But I think we can make it work.”
She squealed when he grabbed her waist and neatly reversed their positions. “Hope you didn’t have any plans of being able to walk into that dinner party tonight,” he growled, then tugged the top two buttons of her blouse open. With his teeth.
Was this what it felt like to be out of control? To give yourself over, mind, body, and soul, to someone you might actually trust, even just a little bit?
It felt surprisingly…good.
And something told her that was just the beginning.
“Do your worst,” she growled right back at him.
The smile he gave her could only be described as Big Bad Wolf About to Devour Little Red Riding Hood. She shivered.
“You might want to hang onto something,” he said. “This might get rough.”
She grabbed hold of his ass with both hands. “Ready when you are.”
She really hoped that last part wasn’t a lie…
CHAPTER 19
