Twisted: A Dark Romance (Barrowlands Book 1) by Esme Devlin

Author:Esme Devlin [Devlin, Esme]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

20

Sapphire

Baron carries me through to the bedroom and lays me down in the center of his huge bed. He is wearing his mask now, of course, and he got himself dried and made me sit in the bathroom alone while he dressed.

He didn’t allow me the same courtesy.

I’m not really surprised anymore. It seems there are two extremes with him. In the presence of others I am fully covered, and in the presence of him I am fully bare.

As soon as I’m settled he retreats, crossing the room and sitting down on a large chair in the far corner. He rests his head in his hand and lets out a loud sigh.

After everything that has now happened between us, I’m surprised he has gone back to how it was when we first met. Me in the bed, and him watching from the chair. I thought he would join me.

I get up from my spot and edge down toward the footboard. Although there are no posts at the side of the bed, the heavy curtain and the posts at the end really do give the illusion of being inside a cage.

“You’re going to sit there all night?”

He stares at me for a moment, his masked face moving just slightly up and down, as if he’s taking in the sight of me. “Yes.”

I swallow, unable to get it straight in my head exactly why that hurts.

“That disappoints you?” he asks.

“Yes.” I feel beyond the point of lying to him now.

His head tilts to the side, but it’s not menacing like usual. This time it’s like he is deep in thought. “I’ve not… I’m not used to this.”

“Having a woman in here or having sex with her?” I blurt the words out without thinking. I can’t help myself. I think I already know he’s talking about having women here—he practically said as much when we walked into the room—but it’s the second part of the question I’m dying to know the answer to.

His shoulders move slightly as he laughs. “As hard as this may be for you to comprehend—especially after experiencing what you’ve just experienced—women aren’t generally falling over themselves to sleep with me.”

Now I’m the one who’s laughing. Even when he’s putting himself down, he still finds a way to fit something cocky in there. “I’m not sure I believe that.”

He shrugs. “You would if I fucked you like I fucked the others.”

I must be a masochist. The thought of him being with someone else cuts through my stomach like a knife—but that’s not enough to stop me from wanting to twist it. “Why’s that?”

He chuckles again, and this time there’s a hint of amusement behind it. “Jealous, little girl?”

“Curious.”

“Oh, do not be obtuse. It’s quite sweet. I enjoy it,” he says with another laugh. “If you must know, I’ve never even taken my clothes off until tonight.”

It’s ridiculous, but I can’t help but smile at how he thinks that’ll make me feel better. “Whatever did I do to deserve you?” I say, sarcasm apparent in my tone.

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