Captive Ever After by Julia Sykes

Author:Julia Sykes [Sykes, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Julia Sykes

Chapter 7

Andrés

“You can stay here, big brother,” Valentina said, gesturing for me to take Samantha into one of the guest rooms in her sprawling home. “I’ll send someone out to get fresh clothes for both of you. Will you join us for dinner tonight?”

“Aren’t you hosting a rehearsal dinner?” Samantha interjected, pausing at my side.

Valentina’s glossy black hair swayed around her face as she shook her head. “I’m canceling it. I’d rather have dinner with my family. Adrián and I don’t need to rehearse our wedding. It’s not my first time getting married, and I’m sure he can figure out what to do.”

A shadow passed over her eyes at the mention of her first marriage, but her flippant tone indicated that she’d prefer to joke about the situation than dwell on her true feelings. I wanted to know what had happened to my little sister, but I didn’t feel like pressing for details, either. Valentina might have been in love with Adrián Rodríguez since she was a teenager, but she’d been forced to marry another man. I was all too familiar with the ugliest parts of our criminal underworld, and I could easily guess what had happened to Valentina.

For the first time, I registered gratitude that she was with Adrián. He claimed he’d always loved her and that he would protect her. Whatever she’d been through in the past, it was clear now that Adrián would slaughter anyone who tried to harm her. I might not like that she was marrying a drug lord, but there were advantages to the absolute devotion of a sadistic madman. No one would ever hurt my sister again.

“So, you’ll come to dinner?” Valentina prompted. “Our chef can put something together in a couple hours. It’ll just be the four of us in the dining room, so we don’t need to worry about leaving the grounds. I know Samantha can cover your tracks, but I’d rather not go out in public more than absolutely necessary.”

“Good call,” Samantha approved. “We’d love to have dinner with you and Adrián. Wouldn’t we, Andrés?” She poked her elbow into my side, urging me to agree.

“Yes,” I replied. “But if you wouldn’t mind, I need to talk to my wife about everything that’s happened today. Privately.”

Samantha instantly caught the low threat in my tone. She’d let her mouth run away with her when she’d spoken to Rodríguez. Just because everything had worked out peacefully didn’t mean she wasn’t going to be punished for putting herself at risk. I needed to feel her flesh heat beneath my harsh hands, needed to brand every inch of her body with my touch. After almost losing her today, my gut burned with the impulse to dominate her until she softened and submitted. I needed to hear her call me Master and promise that she belonged to me, now and forever.

“Um, that’s okay,” Samantha said, her voice higher than usual. “We should all keep hanging out before dinner. I mean, I don’t need to change clothes or anything, if we’re just eating at the house.

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