bered before my body hit som

ke it had been used as a drum set at a rock concert. Three times. My

t in my

the a

ceilings. Crystal chandeliers. Gold-trimmed everything. Ally

he hell

process, the do

KEY, RISE AND

e got to be

, her eyes barely open.

pillow. I recognized that insufferab

as he strolled in, way too smu

pecting me to be a gentleman and leave a nice glass of water on the bedside

nough to glare at him.

he wall, his hands in his pockets like they h

before falling back against

ered. "I think

ry dust off his designer jacket. "

g my skull. If I had the

rted, his voice eerily calm. "I don't care if Aless

shot up, e

ng her like she was nothin

"are my fiancée. That means you will respect me. You

middle finger slowly

d like a p

o fists at his sides. Then, in one sudden movement, he wa

is voice low but sharp as a blade. "As a wife is r

en blink. Instead, I smiled

g his shoulders like he was restraining him

erve it, but breakfast is waiting in the dinin

heading f

en why the hell did

our guess is a

glancing over his shoulder

nd Cel

owed m

mother for lunche

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