ISLA
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The silence stretched between us after those words. The air was thick with smoke and I hated how calm he looked. Then again, when wasn’t he calm?
“You’re delusional if you think I’ll marry you,” I spat out, my fists clenching by my side. I knew I was making the wrong decision. I knew that giving him a reaction would amuse him even more. Declaring that I’d never marry him would make him want to marry me.
I didn’t know him that well but I knew him well enough to know he liked to force people into doing what they didn’t want to. However, I couldn’t help myself. I had just narrowly escaped death, which was why I came straight to his office.
“You can parade me around all you like. You can announce to everyone but that doesn’t change the truth.”
He tilted his head, watching me wi
