The Cold Surgeon's Contract Bride novel Chapter 338

I didn't even know where the words came from.

All I knew was that they hit their mark perfectly. Ferris's fury spiked dangerously, the raging fire in his eyes threatening to consume me entirely.

His jaw clenched so hard the muscles jumped, and thick veins bulged along his neck against the dark collar of his shirt. "Impressive, Selena. You've grown fangs."

He was mocking me for finally fighting back. But for every word he spat, I threw ten back.

And I wasn't just blindly lashing out. Every word I said was a hard fact. I curled my lips into a freezing smile. "Well, I have to thank you, Dr. Sterling, for practically handing me your vulnerabilities on a silver platter!"

He was the one who gave me the ammunition.

The familiar scent of cedar and frost flooded my senses. Ferris's breath was ragged against my face—furious, erratic, and steeped in bitter resentment.

I should have been terrified, but instead, I was unnaturally calm. I even anticipated his next threat, cutting him off before he could open his mouth: "If you're planning to bring up the breach of contract penalty, you better look in the mirror first. You're the one who kissed your mistress right in front of me. I haven't made anything official with anyone."

Ferris always loved to use the financial penalties in our agreement to keep me in line. But this time, I wasn't afraid.

His kiss with Zoey officially confirmed their affair. If anyone was paying up, it was him.

I had done absolutely nothing wrong. He had nothing on me.

"Kissed?" Ferris's expression shifted drastically the moment the word left my mouth.

His gaze dropped from my eyes down to my mouth. A bizarre, predatory darkness crept into his stare, laced with an undeniable, heavy heat.

Before I could even process what was happening, his hand shot out, his fingers wrapping forcefully around my jaw. He crushed his lips against mine, his mouth demanding, heated, and completely unforgiving.

He pulled back. I had bitten his lip hard enough to draw blood. The bright smear of red glistenend against his pale, devastatingly handsome face, giving him an intense, dangerously seductive look.

But the heat in his dark eyes vanished instantly, replaced by his usual mocking ice. "Now *that* is a kiss, Selena. Not only has your taste in men hit rock bottom, but your eyesight is completely shot. Go get your eyes checked. If that doesn't work, buy some glasses."

He wasn't just humiliating me. He was mocking me.

Mocking me for supposedly being blind enough to choose Leon.

I wanted to scream back that Leon was wonderful, a hundred times better than a cold, heartless bastard like him.

But Ferris didn't give me the chance. Zoey's voice drifted in from the hallway. She sounded frantic as she asked a passing waiter if they had seen him. Ferris turned on his heel instantly and opened the door. "Don't worry, I'm right here."

His voice was so gentle, so unbelievably reassuring. It held absolutely none of the ruthless cruelty he had just used to shatter me.