Buttons & Hate by Penelope Sky

Author:Penelope Sky [Sky, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dark romance, Contemporary, erotic romance, kidnapping, non-con, dub-con
Publisher: self
Published: 2017-02-07T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Pearl

I was gently stirred from my dreamless sleep. A large hand gripped me by the shoulder and softly rocked me, pulling me from the warm bed and the soft sheets. A masculine voice came into my ear, dragging me further into the light. “Button, wake up.”

My eyes opened and I saw Crow’s five o’ clock shadow. His green eyes were amused by my sleepiness, and the smile on his lips was irresistible because it was so rare. “Hmm?”

“I’ve been trying to wake you up for five minutes now.”

“Muh.”

He chuckled. “Didn’t catch that.”

“Why are you waking me up at all?” If it were anyone else I’d throw a tantrum.

“I have to work today. And I’m taking you with me.”

“Why?”

“I don’t want you anywhere without me.” His fingers dug into my hair until they rested behind my ear. “So get up.”

“Ugh.”

He pressed his lips to mine and gave me a soft kiss. “Don’t ugh me. Now get your ass up.”

I smiled because I couldn’t contain the words behind my lips. They slipped out from defiance. “Ugh.”

He lifted me from the bed and cradled me into his chest. “Fine. I’ll just take you like this.”

“Whoa, hold on.”

“Nope.” He walked to the door.

“Okay, okay. Let me shower and try not to look like a train wreck.”

“That’s better.” He set me at the edge of the bed. “I’ll get the water running.”

I definitely needed a shower if I had any hope of waking up that day.

***

“Stop carrying me everywhere.” I fought in his arms and tried to get my feet on the ground.

“It’s fine.”

“No, it’s embarrassing.”

“Who cares what they think. I’m the boss. They’ll get over it.” He carried me onto the gorgeous vineyard where a cultured Italian house sat along with a few buildings for the kegs, the equipment, and the delivery trucks. It was a small compound but the winery itself was immense.

We entered the building and he carried me into his office. People eyed us as we passed but no one commented. “They’re all staring at me.”

“Because you’re a beautiful woman.”

I was anything but beautiful right now. “I look like I jumped on a grenade.”

“No, you don’t.”

I’d seen my face. It was still discolored and ruined. My lips were plump and swollen, and my eyes still looked black and blue. “Whatever...”

He carried me into a large office. A window overlooked the expansive vineyards, showing the hills and the valleys. It look similar the house he slept in every single night. His furniture was pristine and sterile, as if someone came in and leaned it every single night after he left. Bookshelves lined the walls with hardback novels.

“Wow. This play is fancy.”

He sat me on the couch in the corner and grabbed a stack of books for me. “Thank you.”

“I wasn’t giving you a compliment. Just saying.”

That ghostly smile was back on his lips again. “It sounded like one.”

“Nope.”

He kneeled down in front of me, that old look of intensity on his gaze. “You’ll be okay right here.”

“Well, I wish I were in your lap.

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