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“No,” I frown.
“Excuse me?” he says.
“You say that I have autonomy over my own body. Why am I being forced to eat when I don’t want to?” I ask with an attitude.
“You know what,” he says. “Fine.”
“Fine?” I ask.
“Yeah. You do whatever you want, and we will go have dinner. We’d like for you to join us, but I won’t force you,” Theo says.
“Enjoy your dinner,” I say before sitting back on the couch and pulling the laptop over to sit on my legs. Theo walks away and disappear into the kitchen. Everyone else follows, but Quinn and Jace hang back.
“I hope you know you just fucked up, Rhea,” Jace says.
“Don’t let your food get cold, Jace,” I say flatly as I resume typing.
“Rhea,” Quinn says with an amused tone. I sigh and look up at him.
“What, Quinn?”
“You are the cutest little brat,” he says as he leans down and kisses me. “I’ll put an ice pack in the freezer for you.”
“Why?” I ask, confused.
“Because you’ll need it after Theo is done teaching you what happens when brats disrespect themselves,” he says with a grin. “Theo is comin’ for you, Little Star. Better rethink your decision to be defiant.”
“Go eat,” I say flatly.
“Oh, sweet girl,” he laughs and stands up. “You’ll learn somehow.”
Quinn turns and they go back to the kitchen. I don’t know what they are going on about, because if I can handle Quinn and Jace, I can handle Theo. How bad would it really be?
I spend a whiletyping before I go to the kitchen and start cleaning up as they finish eating. I put the leftovers away and load the dishwasher before I wipe the counters down. I have grown comfortable with cleaning. It helps me focus because it’s a mindless activity.
When I get done, I leave the kitchen and grab my laptop to put it away. “What are you doing?” Max asks.
“Putting my laptop downstairs,” I say. “Why?”
“Girl, don’t intentionally corner yourself,” he says. “Theo is not going to let that go.”
“If I can handle Quinn and Jace, I can handle Theo,” I say. Max laughs and takes the laptop from my hands to toss on the couch behind me.
“Rhea, baby. Please believe me when I tell you that you are so wrong,” Max says.
“Telling her how Theo is going to wreck her pussy?” Anika asks.
“Honestly, how bad could it be?” I ask.
“Girl,” Anika says. “He’s just as big as Quinn, he has piercings, and he is far more aggressive than I’ve ever seen Quinn. It’s called a punishment fucking because he’s going to fucking wreck you.”
“Okay,” I say. “I’m going downstairs.”
“Let her go,” Theo says. “She made her choice.”
I shake my head at them and grab my laptop before walking past everyone to go to the basement. “Hey,” Quinn says before I get to the basement door.
“Hi,” I say.