Make You Mine: Standalone Dark Romance by Ash Coley

Author:Ash Coley [Coley, Ash]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2022-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

13

Rhett

I pushed down on the handle to Natalia’s bedroom, pleased to see that her room had been prepared just as I’d asked it to be. Last night while I was waiting for her to come to, I’d ordered the room to be cleaned and prepared for a long-term guest.

One day, I wanted her to share my room with me, but until that day came, this would be her space—a space where she felt safe.

From anyone that wasn’t me, that was.

She lifted her tear-streaked face from my shoulder and looked around us. I gently set her on her feet, waiting until I knew she was steady before I released her. Using the heel of her hands, she swiped at her cheeks, wiping away her tears, sniffling as she did so.

“This is your new room,” I quietly told her.

She looked up at me. The fight was gone from her eyes, and in its place was a deep sadness for her reality—a reality I’d done my best to protect her from.

And I suddenly realized I missed seeing that fire in her soul.

Fucking shit, what was wrong with me?

What I once wanted to see gone—burned out—I now craved to see blazing in the depths of her dark eyes.

She looked around the room once more before sniffling again. “Can I have a shower?”

Pressing my palm to her lower back, I gently pushed her in the direction of the attached bath, flicking on the light for her. She gasped at the sight of the large, jacuzzi-style tub, her eyes widening.

“Scratch a shower. I want that,” she whispered, pointing to the tub. I almost smiled—almost.

“After your shower, baby girl,” I sternly told her. “You don’t want to soak in your own filth.” I removed my hand and walked over to the shower, turning the water on and working on getting it to the perfect temperature for her. “Get undressed.”

I’d been expecting some kind of fight—maybe even hoping for one—but instead, she merely whispered, “Yes, Sir,” and began to pull her clothes off, dropping them into the hamper.

She’d never see those clothes again since I planned to get rid of them, but I didn’t say anything. She had an entire wardrobe of clothes waiting on her that I’d taken it upon myself to order last night. Wasn’t like I had anything better to do anyway. I wasn’t leaving her side, and I’d had nothing else to occupy my time with.

“Get a shower. I’ll get your bath running, and when you get out of the shower, you can soak in the tub. It’ll do wonders for the bruises on your ass,” I added when she turned around, giving me a glimpse of the fading bruises. I’d done a number on her, but it had worked in teaching her a lesson.

“Yes, Sir,” she quietly said again, moving toward where I was standing in front of the glass door to the shower.

I gripped her chin, tilting her head back so she was forced to look up at me. Rubbing the pad

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