Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)

by Rina Kent

The first one who sees the other will die.

“You don’t seem to grasp the situation, so let me explain it to you for the last time, Lia. You’re my wife, my property, my thing. That means you walk the line I trace and make the decisions I allow. If I say you leave your will at the door, you do. If I say you will walk blindly into a well, you will. In my house, my word is law and my decisions are final. If you feel the need to defy me, by all means, do. I’ll enjoy every second of whipping you into submission.”

I know he thinks he’s looking at his wife, and not me, but how lucky can a woman be to have a man look at her that way? Like he’ll destroy the world as long as she stays safe?

“The big deal is that no one looks at you the way I do. No one gets a glimpse at what’s mine.”

I get drunk on him, not the alcohol.

“Do you need Mommy too, Papa?” Adrian pauses before he says calmly, assertively, “I do.”