Page 241 of His Virgin Romance Series

He paused for a moment, and though the smile stayed on his face, I saw a flash of anger flit through his eyes. So there was a line then. He enjoyed my attitude to an extent, but he didn’t like me talking back to him or being overly rude.

“What do I want with you?” he asked, feigning calm. “I think you know. So instead, I’m going to tell you what I’m going to do. I’m sure you’re curious to find out.”

I just stared at him in response.

“I’m going to teach you a lesson,” Walter continued. “And then… then I’m going to punish you.”

“Punish me?” I repeated, in disgust. “Punish me for leaving you?”

“You were mine,” he said. “My possession and my property.”

“You are insane,” I said, shaking my head at him.

“I was good to you,” Walter said. “I treated you well, and all I expected in return was loyalty.”

He was definitely insane. I knew that much now, and I was floored that I hadn’t seen this side of him before. Had I actually thought this man was charming once?

“You were good to me?” I asked incredulously. “Have you forgotten the part where you tried to kill me?”

“Kill you?” Walter repeated, frowning as though he really didn’t remember.

I was gobsmacked for a moment. “You put your hands around my neck and tried to choke me.”

“Oh,” Walter said. “I wasn’t trying to kill you.”

“I couldn’t breathe.”

He chuckled under his breath, and then his face got deadly very suddenly. “You were asking for it.”

“What are—”

“You refused to fuck me.”

“So you decided to try and choke the life out of me?”

“It was just another lesson that needed to be learned,” Walter said with a shrug. “No one says no to me… I had been patient for far too long.”

I shook my head at him. “You’re insane.”

He reached out and touched the side of my face. I cringed back from him in disgust, and he withdrew his hand. “The Angels are scurrying all over town trying to find you.”

“Ryder will find me,” I said immediately. “He’ll come after you.”

“Ryder,” Walter repeated. “Yes, he seems to be the most determined of the lot.”

Suddenly, Walter leaned in and sniffed me like a dog. I tried to lean as far away from him as my cuffs would allow, but I caught a whiff of his musky scent, and I felt instantly nauseous. One hand was still free, and I thought about slapping him for a moment, but I repressed the urge. I would pay dearly if I slapped him. I had to be smart, just like Steven had told me to be.

“I can smell him on you,” Walter said.

“What are you talking about?”

“You fucked him… but not me?”

I thought about denying it, but the more rebellious part of me that had been born out of my months with the Angels surfaced suddenly. “He’s twice the man you are.”

Walter stared at me for a moment, and then he smiled. For a second, I thought he was going to get off the bed, but then his arm slashed through the air and slapped me so hard my neck snapped back, and my eyes began to water.

“Don’t worry now,” Walter said, getting off the bed and heading towards the door. “Before long, you’ll learn how to be a good possession. You’ll learn to be my faithful and obedient bitch.”

I fought back my tears and willed my voice to keep steady when I spoke. “What are you planning on doing with me?”

“Oh, you’ll see,” he replied. “We’re going on a little trip tomorrow… just you and me. I think it’s going to be a bonding experience.”

With that, he turned and left the room. The door slammed a second later, and I felt the tears fall freely. I was unable to keep control of my calm façade any longer. I had pinned all my hopes on Devon and Ryder, but I had to face the facts now. It had been three days already. If they’d known where I was, they’d have come for me by now.

Now Walter was taking me somewhere else to teach me a lesson, to punish me. He had all the power, and I had none. He was the hungry, vengeful wolf, and I was nothing more than the lamb he was taking to slaughter.

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