Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)

by Rina Kent

“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.”

“Can I have Mommy?” Adrian’s ash eyes slide to me before he focuses on his son again. “You already do.” “Not now. At night. I want Mommy to sleep with me, but she said I have to ask you for it.” Flames creep up my cheeks. The kid took that suggestion seriously. “She did, huh?” Adrian meets my gaze with a small smile that leaves me breathless. Holy shit. It’s not even a full smile, but I feel like I’m being attacked. “Uh-huh,” Jeremy says, oblivious to the tension brewing in the air. “So, can I have her?” “You already have her during the day, so no.” “Please, Papa.” “Do you want me to be all alone, Malysh?” “No.” “Then you have to give me your mother during the night.” “Do you need Mommy too, Papa?” Adrian pauses before he says calmly, assertively, “I do.”