RAFAEL
I closed the bedroom door behind me with controlled force, but my blood was boiling.
Why the f**k doesn’t she trust me?
I stood in the hallway for a moment, fists clenched so tightly my knuckles ached. I had given her everything. Safety, luxury, protection most people could only dream of. I had pulled her out of that rat-infested apartment and placed her in a villa most women would kill to live in. And still, she cried like I was her prison warden instead of her savior.
I didn’t understand it. I could be cruel. I could be violent. I could be merciless. But when it came to what was mine, I protected it with my life. That was one rule I had never broken. My submissive was to be safe, clear-minded, and untouched by the outside world’s filth. That was the deal. That was my responsi
