Page 50 of Cruel Love
It was a lie. I wouldn’t be back until I was summoned again by myfather.
I made my way back downstairs, not bothering to tell my father wewere leaving as I stormed outside, my anger reaching boiling point when I discovered Willow was sitting in the back of the car, instead of up front with me.
Deciding it was for the best, I jumped in the car and flooredit down the driveway, more than ready to get the fuck back to my home and start figuring out what the fuck my father was keeping from Legion.
But the longer I drove through the dark, country roads, the vulnerablethread holding my temper in check frayed a little bit more each time I glanced at Willow in the rear mirror. She refused to look my way, instead, staring out into the night.Her scent of honey and vanilla filled the small space, and every time I inhaled, my cock twitched, and my hands tightened around the steering wheel until the joints were aching.
She was driving me fucking insane.
I couldn’t think straight.
My father was up to something with Welch, something that I was surewould cause shockwaves throughout Legion, yet now she was in my sights, the part of the conversation I’d ignored all day was now playing front and center in my mind.
Willow would belong to Welch after she’d had my child.
He was going to take what was mine, and there wasn’t a single thing Icould do about it.
My gaze snapped to her in the mirror again, my jaw clenching atfinding her still staring out the window, her lip pulled between her teeth.
What the fuck was this power she had over me?
I needed it gone.
I neededhergone.
Maybe handing her to Welch was a good thing, I’d never have to seeher again, and with time and space from her, I’d be able to breathe easier again.
But with that thought, my imagination conjured up an image of Willowon all fours, tears streaking down her cheeks as Welch lashed her with a belt while he buried his cock in her cunt.
The thread broke.
I slammed the brakes on, the car skidding as I pulled off the road,and into a small opening amongst the thicket. Willow’s worried eyes finally darted to meet mine in the mirror, alarm written over her face, but all I could focus on was the need to get her as far away from me as possible.
When the car came to a stop, I got out, slamming my door behindme, and sucking in a huge gulp of the cold night air, trying to remove the image of her and Welch that was now seared into my brain.
With my hands on my head, I stared out at the view overlooking thecity below, the world going about its business, oblivious to my torture.She didn’t fucking belong to Welch. She belonged tome.But I couldn’t keep her, I couldn’t live with the constant threat of my father taking her away from me, it would drive me insane.
It wasalreadydriving me insane.
With crazed thoughts running through my head, I made a decision.
There was only one way out of this goddamn mess I’d caused.
I had to let her go.
Even if that meant it could impact my future with Legion.
Stomping to her door before I could change my mind, I yanked itopen.
“Get out,”I hissed, grabbing her arm and tugging her out, her feetfaltering in the heels she had on. Unable to stop myself, I shoved her against the side of the car and gripped her bare arms.“I can’t fucking do this anymore, Willow. I can’t fucking live like this!”I bellowed, my voice reverberating into the night.
She flinched at my harshness, her eyes filling with sadness, and thecold, useless organ in my chest thrummed harder against my ribcage at seeing her pain.
“I can’t fucking breathe because of you!”I pressed my fingers into herarms harder, knowing I was marking her, but I couldn’t stop.“You’ve burrowed into me, Mouse. From the minute I laid eyes on you, you managed to get under my skin. You make it impossible for me to even think straight, and I can’t fucking stand it.”
I released her arms, and reached into my pocket, pulling out a key I’dvowed to never use until she’d had my heir. Her eyes widened as I reached for her collar and slid the key in, twisting it until it unlocked, and the metal necklace fell to the floor.
“Run, Mouse,”I said, my eyes darting between hers.“Run now. If Icatch you again, I’m not sure I’ll be able to let you go a second time.”
