I holstered the gun, then took a step back, smiling evilly as Rose finally stuttered out a single word.
“S—sorry.”
“Excuse me. I think you forgot how to address someone of royalty. I think the correct way to address me is, Sorry,Queen B.”
I shot Nina a nasty look, one that had her immediately looking at the floor.
When Rose didn’t say anything, I sent my foot flying into her side, proving to her once and for all just who held all the power in this club.
“S—sorry, Q—Queen B—B.”
Her stuttered words were everything to me, but honestly it wasn’t enough, the rest of them needed to know their place to.
“I think we need to hear from the rest of the class. Don’t you, Rose?”
Nina was the first to repeat the phrase, followed by every other girl who had touched my man. When the final girl spoke up, I felt vindicated. I could see the fear in their eyes—fear I had never instilled in them before.
My eyes roved over to where Adam was standing, and I smirked, throwing him a middle finger. “They’re not allowed to touch you anymore, asshole. You can fuck yourself from now on.”
Then I turned on my heels, marching out of the room as adrenaline fueled every cell in my body.
Adam could go fuck himself for all I cared. Because as far as I was concerned, the pussy mill was done.
The second I moved into our bedroom, ready to shut the door and lock it behind me, I felt him move in, gripping my waist with such authority that it set my body on fire. His massive hands gripped the tips of my breasts pulling them in a possessive way I’d never felt before.
“Did you do all that for me?” he asked, his voice dropping into a seductive husk.
“No. I did it for me. The girl deserved to be force-fed cock. She needed to know who was in charge here, and who you belong to.”
He spun me around, forcing me to look into those brown eyes that devoured my soul.
“I’ve never been more turned on in all my life,” he whispered, eyes darkening with desire. His hand raked over my exposed skin, his bottom lip nibbling as he started to work my shirt off my body.
I was too fired up to fight back, allowing him to back me into the room and slam the door shut behind us.
“I hate you,” I groaned.
His mouth cupped my nipple as he bit down on it hard. “I know,” he whispered back.
“I fucking want you dead,” I smarted back, as angry tears spilled down my face, all the emotion draining out of me at once.
“No, you don’t.”
He was right. I didn’t want him dead. Not really. What I wanted was far worse… I wanted revenge. I wanted Sabbath to pay for all the hurt he cause me. I wanted him to pay for holding Ramona here after what his brother did to both of us. I wanted him to feel all the pain he had instilled in me since the night he found me pinned down on his brother’s bed, being taken in a way I didn’t condone. I wanted him to pay for it all.
Unfortunately, that revenge was going to have to wait, because for the first time in forever, Adam actually wanted me, and just like before, I fell victim to his touch, allowing him to push me into our silken sheets.
“I love you, Shasta,” he whispered, as the rest of our clothes were discarded. “I’ll never stop loving you.” Then, as his words hit my heart in a way they never had, I let my mind wander back to before—before Leppard—before all the betrayal and lies.
I let my head slip back into that safe place I felt in college. Allowing Adam’s protective arms to give me comfort and a sense of peace.
I hadn’t felt that way in such a long time. All my anger subsided, allowing myself to get consumed by the love I still had for the damaged man who hovered over me.
Yes, I was a fool for loving such a monster.
But sometimes even the greatest monsters needed lessons on how to love. And if Sabbath would allow me to, I’d soften the beast within him. Hopefully making him appreciate what he’s always had lying in the bed beside him.
But before I could teach him how to love, I needed to break him down and strip away all that selfish pride and hardened exterior by acting out the ultimate betrayal. Fucking someone close to him, someone I’ve been wanting to fuck since the moment his blue eyes fell on me.