dropped down to my crotch as she hungrily smiled. “True, this body is pathetic and substandard, but I’m sure we can make some good use of it.”
“ I. Will. Never. Touch. You.” I punched out my vow through clenched teeth. “Ever.”
“ Oh, but how quickly you forget. You’ve already touched me.”
The reminder was like a sucker punch that winded not just me but my soul, crushing it with the knowledge she was right. My only defense was I hadn’t known the woman I needed that night, the one I’d turned to and found solace in after a terrifying nightmare, wasn’t Darcy—my mate, but Amber.
“ I made love to my wife,” I fired back, angrily.
“ If that’s what you have to tell yourself to sleep at night, so be it. But Mason, you made love to me. You looked in my eyes and saw me.”
“ Now, who’s lying to herself?” My comment rattled her, causing her to howl when the restraints prevented her from launching herself at me.
“ It was me!” she screeched.
“ It would never be you. It will forever be her.” I retaliated, stepping close enough to bend over and lock gazes. “Now get out of her body before I force you to.”
“ You’ll never hurt your beloved Darcy,” Amber spat, her visage revealing the insanity of her spirit. “You’d never harm a hair on her head. You can’t make me do anything.” There was more laughter that skated dangerously over the line to mania.
“ Trust me. I can and will.” Firmly gripping her face, holding it tight so she had no choice but to look at me. I would only repeat this once more. “Get out of her body before I force you to.”
“ With what? Your bare hands? None of you will touch me. All I have to do is wait and she’ll be bye, bye, Darcy. Such a shame. Not!”
“ I don’t need to use physical force,” I answered calmly. The fury I’d felt earlier had simmered down, replaced with crystal clear clarity that we wouldn’t be too late. Darcy would live and finally, finally, we could lay this bitch to rest.
“ But you know how rough I like it.”
“ I won’t ever touch you that way.”
“ Hmmm, maybe we can strike a deal. Give me a night of pleasure and you can have your precious mate back.” Her face lost all resemblance of cruel malice, softening to how she looked when we were younger. “It was good between us, remember?”
“ Don’t confuse me for one of your idiot play things, Amber. Darcy doesn’t have hours. And again, I won’t touch you. Ever.”
Savagery erupted across her features—a look I hoped never to see once Darcy returned and fully controlled her own body. “Then prepare to watch the bitch die. I gave you a chance to let me love you and you spurned me. Beware the woman scorned, Alpha. As deeply as we love, we’re masters at hate.”
“ No, you beware. Keep your hatred. You’ll need it to keep you company when I send you to Hell.” Releasing her jaw, my resolve hardened. There were many things I knew that infuriated Amber, and one of them was turning my back on her.
I did that as I retraced my steps to the cell door and banged hard to be let out.
“ Don’t you leave. Don’t you dare walk away from me. You know I’m right. You know you love me. She never deserved you,” Amber screamed, over and over.
I didn’t answer her, my back straight and my gaze forward, while I waited for either Daniel or Devlin to answer my knocking.
“ You’re too late. She’s already faded away. You’ll never be able to reach her. Never be able to get me to leave this body. I’m here to stay, Mason O’Connor. Do you here me? Don’t you walk away!”
It was Devlin who came in, and judging by the look on his face, he’d been watching, giving me the time I needed to see for myself. “So Amber is in there.”
“ She’s been working with Helena all this time.”
“ Should I go see how Asher’s interrogation of Helena is going?” From the brief reports that had been shared, she was still weak from her battle with the
“ I. Will. Never. Touch. You.” I punched out my vow through clenched teeth. “Ever.”
“ Oh, but how quickly you forget. You’ve already touched me.”
The reminder was like a sucker punch that winded not just me but my soul, crushing it with the knowledge she was right. My only defense was I hadn’t known the woman I needed that night, the one I’d turned to and found solace in after a terrifying nightmare, wasn’t Darcy—my mate, but Amber.
“ I made love to my wife,” I fired back, angrily.
“ If that’s what you have to tell yourself to sleep at night, so be it. But Mason, you made love to me. You looked in my eyes and saw me.”
“ Now, who’s lying to herself?” My comment rattled her, causing her to howl when the restraints prevented her from launching herself at me.
“ It was me!” she screeched.
“ It would never be you. It will forever be her.” I retaliated, stepping close enough to bend over and lock gazes. “Now get out of her body before I force you to.”
“ You’ll never hurt your beloved Darcy,” Amber spat, her visage revealing the insanity of her spirit. “You’d never harm a hair on her head. You can’t make me do anything.” There was more laughter that skated dangerously over the line to mania.
“ Trust me. I can and will.” Firmly gripping her face, holding it tight so she had no choice but to look at me. I would only repeat this once more. “Get out of her body before I force you to.”
“ With what? Your bare hands? None of you will touch me. All I have to do is wait and she’ll be bye, bye, Darcy. Such a shame. Not!”
“ I don’t need to use physical force,” I answered calmly. The fury I’d felt earlier had simmered down, replaced with crystal clear clarity that we wouldn’t be too late. Darcy would live and finally, finally, we could lay this bitch to rest.
“ But you know how rough I like it.”
“ I won’t ever touch you that way.”
“ Hmmm, maybe we can strike a deal. Give me a night of pleasure and you can have your precious mate back.” Her face lost all resemblance of cruel malice, softening to how she looked when we were younger. “It was good between us, remember?”
“ Don’t confuse me for one of your idiot play things, Amber. Darcy doesn’t have hours. And again, I won’t touch you. Ever.”
Savagery erupted across her features—a look I hoped never to see once Darcy returned and fully controlled her own body. “Then prepare to watch the bitch die. I gave you a chance to let me love you and you spurned me. Beware the woman scorned, Alpha. As deeply as we love, we’re masters at hate.”
“ No, you beware. Keep your hatred. You’ll need it to keep you company when I send you to Hell.” Releasing her jaw, my resolve hardened. There were many things I knew that infuriated Amber, and one of them was turning my back on her.
I did that as I retraced my steps to the cell door and banged hard to be let out.
“ Don’t you leave. Don’t you dare walk away from me. You know I’m right. You know you love me. She never deserved you,” Amber screamed, over and over.
I didn’t answer her, my back straight and my gaze forward, while I waited for either Daniel or Devlin to answer my knocking.
“ You’re too late. She’s already faded away. You’ll never be able to reach her. Never be able to get me to leave this body. I’m here to stay, Mason O’Connor. Do you here me? Don’t you walk away!”
It was Devlin who came in, and judging by the look on his face, he’d been watching, giving me the time I needed to see for myself. “So Amber is in there.”
“ She’s been working with Helena all this time.”
“ Should I go see how Asher’s interrogation of Helena is going?” From the brief reports that had been shared, she was still weak from her battle with the
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