Chapter 174
Elsa
My cheeks burned with humiliation because he was right–my body
was responding to him even as my mind screamed in protest. I
pushed against his chest, my palms meeting warm, damp skin. “Get
the fuck off me,” I said, my voice trembling with a mixture of rage and
unwanted arousal.
He didn’t budge. Instead, his grip tightened, and he pressed closer,
the heat of his body seeping through my clothes. One of his thighs
wedged between my legs, applying pressure exactly where I didn’t
want it and exactly where my treacherous body craved it.
“Make me,” he challenged, his eyes flashing gold.
I shoved harder, desperate to escape the intoxicating proximity of his
body. My hand caught the edge of his towel, and it slipped
precariously lower on his hips. For one heart–stopping moment, I
thought it would fall completely, and my eyes betrayed me by
glancing down.
“Careful now,” he warned, amusement coloring his tone. “Unless that’s
what you were aiming for all along.”
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“You’re delusional,” I spat, finally managing to duck under his arm
and move away from the door. My legs felt unsteady, and I hated
myself for it. “I’m leaving.”
“If you walk out that door,” Drake said casually, adjusting his towel,
“you can forget about the continued treatment resources for your
mother.”
I froze, my hand on the doorknob. A cold dread spread through me,
replacing the heat that had been building moments before. My
fingers clenched so hard around the metal that my knuckles turned
white.
“What are you talking about?” I asked, not turning around, afraid he’d
see the fear in my eyes.
“I received some interesting information today,” he continued, his
voice maddeningly calm. “About a new experimental treatment for
silver poisoning. It’s showing remarkable results in early trials.”
Slowly, I turned to face him, my heart pounding for an entirely
different reason now. “What kind of results?”
“The kind that could give your mother years instead of months.” His
golden eyes watched me carefully, gauging my reaction. “But access
is… limited.”
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Of course it is, I thought bitterly, nausea rising in my throat. And let
me guess who controls that access.
“What do you want, Drake?” I asked, my voice hollow, already
knowing the answer.
He gestured to the edge of his bed. “Sit.”
Every instinct screamed at me to run, to tell him to go fuck himself,
but I couldn’t. Not when my mother’s life hung in the balance. I’d
done this dance with him before–sacrificed my dignity, my body, my
self–respect for her treatment. What was one more time in an endless
series of humiliations?
I moved woodenly to the bed and sat down, the mattress sinking
beneath my weight. My fingers dug into the expensive duvet. “Well?” I
asked, unable to keep the bitterness from my voice.
Drake approached slowly, like a predator stalking wounded prey. “You
know what I want, Elsa.” His voice was soft, dangerous. “I want you to
do what you’ve always done so well. Satisfy me.”
“Here?” I glanced nervously at the door, my throat tight with anxiety.
“Your family is fucking downstairs.”
“Then you’d better be quiet.” His hand cupped my cheek, tilting my
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face up to his. His thumb brushed roughly over my lower lip. “Unless
you want them to hear what a willing little Omega slut you are.”
I closed my eyes, swallowing the bitter taste of humiliation as tears
threatened. “Tell me about the treatment first.”
“After,” he insisted, his thumb pressing harder until it slipped
between my lips. “You’ll get what you want after I get what I want.
That’s how this works.”
It’s just sex, I told myself, as his towel dropped to the floor, revealing
his already hard cock. You’ve done this a thousand times before. Just
disconnect. Think about Mom. This is for her.
He roughly pushed me back onto the bed, his weight settling heavily
on top of me. His hands were everywhere at once–tearing at my
blouse until buttons scattered across the floor, yanking down my
skirt, ripping my underwear aside.
“Fuck, you’re already soaked,” he growled against my neck, his fingers
sliding between my legs to find the evidence of my body’s betrayal.
“Always ready for me, aren’t you?”
I bit my lip hard enough to taste blood, trying not to make a sound as
his fingers worked inside me with practiced skill, finding that spot
that made my hips buck involuntarily. I hated myself for it–hated
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how my body remembered his touch, responded to his scent, craved
his possession despite everything he’d done to me.
“Drake,” I gasped, caught between pushing him away and pulling him
closer. “The door-”
“I don’t give a fuck about the door,” he muttered, his mouth hot on
my breast as he yanked down my bra. “I want everyone to know who
you belong to.”
He entered me with one brutal thrust, swallowing my cry with his
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