Chapter 99 - ninety nine
Chapter Ninety-Nine
Alicia’s POV
"I’m not jealous," I said through gritted teeth. "Let me go."
"Yes, you are." Malachi’s voice was dark. Almost amused. "I can see it in your eyes. In the way you wouldn’t look at me during dinner. In the way your hands shook when Cecilia touched me."
"You’re delusional."
"Am I?" He leaned closer, his breath warm against my face. His body pressed against mine in a way that made thinking difficult. "Then why are you so angry right now?"
"Because you’re trapping me in a dark room!" I pushed against his chest but he didn’t move. He was solid. Unmovable. "Because you’re my brother-in-law and this is completely inappropriate. Because everything about this is wrong!"
"Wrong," he repeated, like the word amused him. "Now you care about wrong? About appropriate?"
"Yes! This is taboo. This is—"
"Since when do you care about taboo?" His eyes blazed with something dangerous. Something that made my stomach flip. "You didn’t care about that when I fucked you. When you screamed my name. When you begged me for more."
Heat flooded my face. "Don’t—"
"You didn’t care about taboo when you kissed me in that photo booth. When you held my hand at the park. When you wore my necklace to your anniversary party like a brand." His hand moved to my throat, touching the necklace still there. "But now, suddenly, you care about appropriate?"