I set Chase up.
From the very beginning, this whole thing was a trap. I was the bait. The goal was to make Chase's possessiveness go into overdrive until he took me and locked me away.
It started the night when I knocked on Miles' door and asked him to take me in. That was the first move. A plan to break free of Chase for good. Free of being the tragic heroine of some p**n novel.
I went to work for Miles on purpose. I flirted with him right in front of Chase, let him catch every little touch, every glance. I made sure Chase drowned in jealousy. At the wrap party, I knew he followed me into the bathroom. Ivy showing up was an unplanned mess, but I used it. I pushed every button he had until he snapped, dragged me to his villa, and cuffed me to his bed.
Everything went exactly the way I
