~~ETHEL~~
A shiver ran through me that had nothing to do with the temperature in the room.
I pushed harder against his chest, trying to create space that he refused to give. "You can't just say that."
"Oh, I can't?" he said, his voice dangerously soft.
"No. You can't get upset every time a man smiles at me." My voice rose despite my attempt to stay calm. "You have no right to—"
"No right?" His hand slid from my waist up my spine, settling at the back of my neck. "I have every right when it comes to you."
"That's not how this works, Keanu. This arrangement doesn't give you the right to control who gets close to me."
"If control is me making sure other men stay away from what's mine..." His thumb traced the line of my jaw. "...then so be it."
I stared at him, taking in the agitation
