I stood frozen at the doorstep, my heart pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. RoughCoin had just kissed me in front of my entire family. My father. My mother. My brother. And...Liam.
Heat crawled up my neck as embarrassment settled deep in my bones. Without a word, I turned and practically fled inside, unwilling to meet anyone’s gaze. I heard the low growl of RoughCoin's car as he drove off, and his message loud and clear...he owned me.
But did he?
Liam stood stiffly in the living room with his jaw clenched so tight I thought it might crack. He didn’t say a word to me but the storm in his eyes was impossible to miss. Liam didn’t need to speak..I knew what he was thinking.
RoughCoin had just marked his territory in the most humiliating way possible.
The silence in the house
