Slowly, I watched the face of the man in front of me, his eyebrows raising as his body physically tensed at my words. I could suddenly feel an uncomfortable knot in my stomach, one that told me I was intimidated, fearing what his reaction to my outburst would be. Kade walked closer, intentionally invading my personal space, his eyes hard as he stared down at me. "It seems like you have a twisted misconception, one that led you to believe that you have any say whatsoever in this arrangement." He backed me into the nearest wall, then caged me with his hands on either side of it. "You don't," he gritted out, his face coming eerily close to mine. "So don't you dare think you have any right to speak to me like that." I tried my best to suppress it, to act like his words didn't hit me hard, bu

