Laura Sterling
“What if he finds a way to get to me?” I whispered, my voice trembling. “What if he’s right… and you really will throw me away one day?”
Aaron stood near the door for a long moment, staring at me with that same unreadable expression.
The silence stretched between us, thick and heavy. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. Derick’s threats kept repeating in my head like a nightmare I couldn’t escape.
He finally walked back toward the bed, slow and deliberate. He didn’t sit. He just towered over me, looking down with those intense stormy eyes.
“I won’t throw you away,” he said calmly, his voice low and steady. “You belong to me now, Laura. For one full year. And I protect what’s mine.”
I looked away, biting my lip. His words should have brought comfort, but they only made my t
