Revenge After Divorce Novel by Black Rose

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“Olivia?” He called my name again, and the way it rolled off his tongue sent a shiver down my spine. It was a sound that could reduce me to nothing more than putty in his hands.

“Yes, love?” I responded, almost breathlessly, as if the mere sound of his voice could make me forget everything else.

“Do you understand what your responsibility is over there?” he asked, the weight of his words pressing down on me. There was no room for error, no room for doubt.

The part of me that wanted to resist, that wanted to challenge him, shrank away under the force of his question.” Yes, I do,” I replied, my voice softer than I would have liked. Why was I so meek now? Why was I acting like some obedient mouse, following his every command without question? Damn it, Marcus. I shouldn’t have answered that call. It had only led me straight into the web he was spinning.

“Good.” His voice dropped lower, more intense. “If anything happens that affects you or the kids, I expect you to get on your father’s jet and come back immediately.”

What else could I say? There was no room for argument, no space for me to assert myself. It was as if he had already mapped out every step of my life, and I had no choice but to follow. What was left for me to do? I was trapped in his expectations, tangled in the power he still wielded over me.

“Yes, I understand,” I muttered, the words escaping my lips almost automatically, as if I had no other choice but to obey.

“Good. Remember, I love you.” His words wrapped around me like a warm blanket, chasing away the coldness I had been carrying for so long. Suddenly, Xander and whatever plans he had faded into the background, insignificant compared to the effect Marcus had on me.

“Olivia?” His voice was softer this time, more intimate. Why was he calling my name like that? Or was it simply because it had been so long since I had heard him say it, and now it was affecting me more than I realized?

“Yes?” I responded, my voice barely above a whisper, caught in the moment. noveldrama

“I said, I love you,” he repeated, and something in the way he said it stirred something deep inside me.

“I love you too,” I replied without thinking, the words flowing so naturally, almost like a reflex. And in that instant, I knew there was no escaping what I felt for him, no matter how hard I tried to deny it.