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I s nervously “No …”

“I think you want to run, Blake” His eyes searchup “Just for me to catch you”

My heart hahten Why does that sound like fun? Why does it turnthat once he findsto punish me?

“Is that what you want, Blake? Want me to chase you?”

“Yes” I say the word before I can even think about it

His eyes drop to my chest as his knuckles run over aain—“that once I catch you, I will do whatever I want to you” My stomach flip flops with excite ers and pushes the them to the wall “You will be my wife”

I lickto cal “You’ll have to find me first”

Leaning in, he kisses o and pulls away frohts “I’ll see you soon” With one last look at my naked body, he exits the bathroom

I raiseout a breath The ring catches e square diaaudy for ertip over it

What happened to his future wife? Why all of a sudden does he want me?

My parents will never willingly let ht My mother is the one obsessed with him

But if I give myself to Ryat before I have to marry Matt? That would be my way out My mother hates the idea of a divorce as ether So, if I choose to marry Ryat first, then she’d have no choice but to accept hihter to be divorced in amarried That would just make her look bad

S, I make my way over to the counter and look at myself in the mirror I’ll run from Ryat for now, but when he catches me, I’ll marry him Just like he said If for no other reason than to piss off my mother!

Walking intoforfor him to answer

“Hello, honey”

“Hey, Dad,” I say, s there?”

“Good How about you?” he asks slowly I haven’t spoken to him much since classes started this year But it’s not unusual to go weeks without talking to him He’s always been a busy man

“Sa it with my shoulder and ear to the side of my head “I need a favor”