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  She looked at the bed she sat on, the color draining from her face. His bed? Her gaze jerked upward. He was closer. He put his hands on the end of mattress. Blue eyes stared at her intensely.

  “You are everything to me, Casey. You carry my offspring in your belly. You belong to me and we both know it. Our offspring knows it. I apologize and regret the shock you suffered because I was unable to prepare a home for you that you would welcome happily, but I have fixed that. The house helpers are in new homes. I have arranged for an older house helper to come in the morning. Her duties never include touching me. She will take care of our home and our meals. She will keep you company and be your companion. All I require is you.”

  The shock was wearing off. Anger was slowly building in her. “You think it’s that simple?”

  He nodded. “I bound you and my seed planted in your body. I am thrilled, my Casey. Lord of the Moons, you make me proud.”

  “That was so the wrong word to use.”

  He frowned. “What word?”

  “Proud. Let me tell you what I think of you. You should be ashamed of yourself and I think you’re lower than a pile of dog shit.”

  His frown deepened. “I know ashamed and I apologize. I made mistakes, but I corrected them. I know shit, but not what a dog is.” His eyes narrowed. “I understand the insult and I understand that you are angry with me.”

  “Understand this. I’m not bound to you. As a matter of fact, Ariel is going to introduce me to other men. I’m going to find a nice Zorn who isn’t a lying asshole for me to bound to. I’m not your anything, but the woman who happens to be carrying your child.” She glared at him. “I can’t believe you had those guards bring me here knowing I want nothing to do with you.”

  Rage hit Argernon’s features. He snarled. His hand fisted on the bedding. “You will not bound to another male. You are mine.”

  “No. Bara, Ville and Din are yours.”

  “Not anymore. I found them other homes to live in.”

  “Well, you better get them back because I’m not staying here.” She climbed off the mattress. She had to get closer to him to reach her pants. She bent, grabbing them, and backed away from him. “I want taken to Ariel’s home where I’m supposed to be.”

  Hands grabbed Casey and she gasped as Argernon lifted her. She ended up sprawled flat on her back on the large bed. The pants went flying. He came down on her, pinning her to the bed under his large body, but he was careful not to hurt her or crush her. His eyes were inches above hers as he glared down at her.

  “You live here with me in our home. You are going nowhere.”

  “You can’t keep me here against my will.”

  “I can and I will. If you let another male touch you I will kill him. If you escape and bound yourself to another male he will die, Casey. I will challenge him and kill him while you watch. You are my bound and I won’t let you go.”

  Rage hit her. “You son of a bitch. Get the hell off me. You make me sick.”

  He moved, rolling them both easily with his strength, and scooped her into his arms as he slid off the bed. He carried her to the bathroom. Very gently he put her down. He waved his hand so the light came on. Concern etched his features while he pointed to the toilet.

  “You are ill? Should I contact Ahhu? She cares for our family and she will care for you if you need medical attention.”

  Casey backed away from him. “I’m not going to puke. It’s a saying. It means I can’t stand you and you make me feel nauseous just looking at you. Do you get that? I don’t need a doctor. I need you to get the hell away from me and never come near me again.”

  Argernon paled. “I have made things right, beautiful. You should know this and know how committed I am to you.”

  “Don’t call me that. Never call me that again, you son of a bitch. We’re over. Do you get that? You’re nothing but a four-timing asshole. You had three women who depended on you, and who you slept with, yet you still fucked me. Do you think I believe you’re a better person because you shoved them to the curb for me? It just makes you a heartless bastard.”

  He stared at her. He looked confused.

  “What don’t you understand? Your girlfriends lived here and you just dumped them out like garbage. Is that supposed to make me think you’re wonderful? What about when you meet someone else and you come home to toss my ass out on the street? You’re really a winner. That’s sarcasm, which means the opposite of true. I think you’re an asshole and I think you’re mean. I also think you should get the hell out of my way because I want to leave.”

  “I didn’t dump them on the street like garbage. I found them safe homes they requested to go to when I told them they weren’t under my protection any longer. They are in good homes with men they wanted to be with. I would never replace you. You aren’t a house helper. You’re my bound. I would never throw you out of our home. I swear to stay with you until death.”

  “I don’t want a man like you, Argernon.” Some of her anger slipped away. “I just want free. I don’t like you anymore and I don’t want to be around you. I could never be with a man who lies to me and then does something shitty to someone else, three of them in fact, claiming to do it for my benefit. Thanks, but no thanks.”

  “So you want me to bring them back here with us?” He frowned.

  “There is no us. It’s over, Argernon. I’m leaving. Have a nice life.” She tried to walk around him.

  He moved in her path to growl softly at her. “We were happy before, Casey. Remember? It’s just us again. Just you and I. Please forgive me. I made mistakes but I corrected them. If I hadn’t been injured I would have made all the arrangements before we reached Zorn. They would have been gone from your sight.”

  She stared up at him. He really thought it was that damn easy. “You lied to me. I was happy with you because I didn’t know you had three women you were fucking waiting for you at home. One of which, I know for a fact, you just fucked hours ago. Get the hell out of my way before I do puke all over you. You make me sick.”

  He snarled. “I wasn’t offered a choice. If I had been I wouldn’t have let Bara touch me. I woke up with her touching me. I thought it was you. I dreamed it was you. It was your name I said as the first word I spoke when I woke.”

  She stared at him. Pain hit her. “It doesn’t change the fact though who it really was, does it? Get out of my way, Argernon. We’re over. I’m leaving. Get your girlfriends back and forget we ever met. I’m going to do whatever it takes to forget all about you.”

  Argernon’s eyes narrowed. He shook his head. “No.”

  “You don’t have a choice.”

  His lips curved upward. “I do have choices and I will not let you go. I kidnapped you from your planet to keep you and I am going to keep you.”

  Uneasiness settled in the pit of Casey’s stomach as she stared up at Argernon. “Please move.”

  He backed up into the bedroom. Casey followed him. She walked to the pants that had fallen from her fingers when Argernon had grabbed her. She yanked them open to step into them. She pulled them up, keeping her back to Argernon, and fastened them. She bent to put on her boots. She was leaving. The bastard couldn’t stop her.

  She straightened as she turned. Argernon was by the nightstand. He eyed her. She eyed him back.

  “Goodbye, Argernon.”

  He moved. For a big man he could move fast. He grabbed Casey around her waist to lift her. She screamed out as her boots left the floor. She landed on the bed face-first where he dropped her. Déjà vu hit her, as she felt him pin her down with his knee, while tugging her hands behind her. This time though he didn’t jerk them behind her back. He yanked them above her head. She heard chains rattle.

  “Don’t,” she yelled. “Damn it!”

  A restraint closed around her wrist. He yanked her other hand closer as another restraint closed over her second one. His knee moved away. Rolling over, she glared at Argernon.

  “You can’t do this.”

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