Sweet Retribution: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Ruthless Games Book 2) by Callie Rose

Author:Callie Rose [Rose, Callie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

We keep watching each other as we slowly come down from the high. Finally, Marcus presses a gentle kiss to my lips and then drops his head to my shoulder. He kisses the spot he sucked on earlier, and the bruise he gave me is so pronounced already that I feel a hint of pain from the pressure of his lips.

Good.

A feral sort of pleasure rises up in me at the thought. I hope he managed to suck out a piece of my soul.

He already has my fucking heart.

Marcus’s arms steal around me, his fingertips tracing lazy patterns on my back as he cradles me against his body. I have a feeling he wishes he could pick me up and hold me in his arms, but I’m glad he doesn’t try. I don’t know the extent of his injuries from the bullets that hit him, and I don’t know where he’s at in his healing.

There’s so damn much I don’t know.

But right now, none of those things seem as important as sitting here wrapped up in Marcus, breathing him in.

“I meant what I said,” he murmurs finally, his breath warming my skin as he speaks. “I’ll find a way out of this. I won’t marry Victoria. Ever.” He pulls back then, his gaze serious, his jaw set. “I’ll kill her before I ever fucking marry her.”

He does mean it. There’s not an ounce of sarcasm or exaggeration in his voice.

I feel like I should tell him not to say that, but I can’t. The truth is, I think I’d kill her before I let him fucking marry her—and if that makes me as psychotic as Marcus, well, I guess we have more in common than I thought.

So I just nod, accepting his words at face value.

The situation is complicated and dangerous, even more so now that Luca undoubtedly knows about the engagement. I have a sudden memory of Theo telling me that the only person who could win this game through political cunning and social maneuvering alone is Victoria.

I can see why he thinks that.

She’s adopted a new strategy, binding herself to one of the other players through this forced engagement, effectively tying her fate to Marcus’s. And if Marcus follows through on his threat and kills her anytime outside of the allotted period of violence, the consequences will be dire.

Tension gathers in my shoulders as thoughts churn in my head, and Marcus makes a low sound, brushing his hands through my tangled hair. “I can see you thinking, angel. Hell, I can hear you thinking. What is it?”

“Just…” I huff out a humorless laugh, gesturing around us to encompass the whole house. The whole world. “Everything.”

He nods. “It’ll be all right. I promise.”

That’s not a promise he can keep, and we both know it. We’ve each got three bullet wounds apiece that disprove his statement. But hearing him say the words eases some of the tightness in my chest.

“Marcus?” My fingers slide through the hair at the nape of his neck, my nails gently scratching his scalp.

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