Teddy’s POV
I paced the length of my bedroom like a caged animal, fury boiling in my veins. Payton? She had the nerve to embarrass me like that in front of everyone—especially her pathetic excuse of a husband. Who the hell did she think she was?
She had been testing my boundaries for far too long. Pushing. Teasing. Dismissing me as if I were nothing. If only she knew the other side of me… the side that doesn’t tolerate disrespect. She needed to be punished. She needed to learn exactly who she was dealing with.
Fuck. What was this woman turning me into? She had me acting like some jealous, possessive fool. Her stupid husband thought he had the right to lay his hands on me? Fine. We’d see about that soon enough.
Just then, a soft knock echoed on my door. I froze, surprised. Who could tha
