Page 19 of Vows From Hell

I was never the bigger person.

And I didn’t believe in forgiveness.

Strangely enough, I managed to fall asleep soundly.

However, the peaceful sleep didn’t last for too long. Micah managed to roll us over, so that I was asleep on top of him, and I was woken up once I felt something hard pressing against my stomach.

Alarms went off in my head. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to have sex with him, but it was too soon. Well, with him, there was no such thing as too soon, but before I could do that, I wanted to torture him a bit more.

Once I managed to detangle myself from the sheets and his tight hug, he opened his eyes. Confusion was set on his face, but one look at my flushed one was enough for him to grin widely.

“Good morning, Bambi.’’

“It’s far from morning,’’ I mumbled.

“Did we sleep in?”

“More like you didn’t let me sleep enough.’’ I pointed toward the small clock on the wall. “It’s three in the morning.’’

He was looking at me, up and down a few times, his smile never faltering. Slowly, he rose to his feet, and the quicker I was backing up, the quicker he was walking toward me. I found myself stuck between the door and him, and in this position, I had no way of unlocking the door and opening it.

“Why are you running away from me?’’ he teased.

“I’m not running,’’ I lied.

I was, in fact, trying to run away.

Truth be told, the plan I had about taming him was just theoretical. Micah was unpredictable, and there was a high chance of it backfiring horribly. I didn’t want to believe it at first, but now that he was staring at me with his signature, predatory gaze, I had to admit it.

Despite my efforts, this was still his game, and it was going to take some time before I turned the tables.

“That’s right.’’ He took a step forward, leaning toward me. His lips reached my ear, and he grazed it with his teeth. “There’s no way you could ever escape me, Bambi. The only way you can escape me is if you kill me. And you won’t do that, right?”

My teeth clattered together as I placed my palms on his chest, trying to shove him backward. It didn’t work, as he didn’t budge even an inch. His firm chest under my fingertips nearly knocked me off my feet.

The man had enough time to work out.

I wanted to suck on his tits.

“Right,’’ I responded, unsure of the question. At this point, I was staring at his chest, imagining the most unholy, filthiest things known to mankind. My mouth was dry, and I forcefully tore my gaze away, breaking the dirty thoughts.

Just how I planted my thumb under his chin a couple of hours ago, he was doing it to me now. Tenderly, he brought my chin up, forcing me to look at him. And I wish I was able to resist him. I wish I was able to ignore the fire that erupted in my body.

I couldn’t.

Micah was my only weakness.

“I know that there are so many things you’re curious about...’’ His soft voice reached my ears. “And I know you’re bent on making my life a living hell until you’ve made sure I would suffer as much as you did, and I won’t stop you. In fact, I’ll gladly take any punishments from you, Bambi.”

I swallowed roughly, blinking. “Does this little speech have a point?”

His gaze hardened. “Yes. I’ll tell you everything. All your questions will be answered in due time. So for now, why don’t you let go of that grudge and let me show you just how much I’ve missed you?”

“I can’t,’’ I whispered. “If I let go of the only thing that’s keeping me from shattering, I’ll have nothing left.’’

That was all it took for me to remember the past three years.

The pain.