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Cristian stood, walking over to me

I didn’t retreat

His fingers brushedit on the patio table

I held my breath as he reached into the pocket of his jacket I didn’t knohat I was expecting, hiht here and now? What would be the point of that?

What I didn’t expect was the large red box in distinctive packaging even I recognized

“I’lad that you took it upon yourself to take off the other one” Cristian looked to my naked left hand “This, I will not be happy to see anywhere but on your finger”

A warning A threat Subtle Delivered like velvet

I didn’t speak I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction

He didn’t seem bothered by e, of course The proposal had already happened And it wasn’t a proposal It was a business deal One that pro

I stared at the ring Square Hard Angular Cold Beautiful Not as large as the one Pete gave audy Tacky It was elegant Old Exquisite

“You can go through the lanced down at the diamond “But you want to wear it You wantthis You won’t say no to er You won’t fight me”

I was shaking

I didn’t know if it was from fury or need or both

What I did know is that I needed to play along That’s why I took the ring froer

That’s what I told myself, at least

I tried to force ht, as shackles, a symbol of my imprisonment

But hter More my own

“Later I will fuck you while you wear that,” Cristianin so his lips brushed my ear

I exhaled audibly, and heat crept overpussy I fucking hated that I had such a physical reaction to him, that I couldn’t hide it from him