Chapter 0024
Fiona
Ethan slides his arms under my legs and shoulders, lifting me into his arms and making me gasp. For a second, I thought he was going to deny me, but when he turns, closes the door, and begins walking to his car, I realize he’s taking me home with him instead of staying with me.
“I don’t have any-
“I’ll take car of it.”
That’s all he says as he lowers me into the back seat of the car and then climbs in on the other side.
“You alright?” Ryan asks from the driver’s seat, and I jump not realizing he was here.
“I… not really,” I murmur. He eyes me then Ethan as he starts the car.
“Well, Ethan has never taken any woman home before. This is the first time…”
“Stop,” Ethan commands. Ryan merely smiles and shuts up The rest of the drive is silent, which is nice after so
much chaos.
Soon, we pull into the long drive of a mansion, and my eyes widen. I knew Ethan was rich, but I guess I didn’t realize how rich. His home is massive, with at least three levels and a huge lawn and garden. It makes iny house. look like a shoebox.
A butler, who reminds me of a penguin with his pointy nose, greets us at the door with wide eyes.
“Welcome home, Mr. Montgomery and Ms…”
“Fiona,” I tell him. “Nice to meet you.”
“You as well. I’m Butler Evans. If you need anything, please call for me. I’ve prepared the blue room for your arrival,” the man says. I nod and continue following Ethan, who says nothing as we walk
He leads me through the large home and up to the second bor. There have to be at least three rooms on this hallway alone, and when we stop by the door in the middle of the hall, Ethan pushes the door open.
Dusty blue walls with white furniture and silver accent decorations greet me. The room is nearly three times the size of mine at my small house and is so, so much nicer. Everything looks expensive and rew.
“This will be your room for the night. Evans has prepared some clothes for you in the closet,” Ethan says, stepping to the side to let me in. Walking inside is almost like stepping into a room fit for a princess.
Take a bath
“The bathroom is the door to your right. Take a bath and clean your wounds,” he tells me, nodding to my leg
“Thank you, Ethan.”
Stepping out of the bathroom, I sigh in contentment. That bath was exactly what I needed. Warm water and bubbles, and uninterrupted time to myself.
With the towel wrapped around me, I limp across the room to closet and open it. A navy–blue silk night gown. hangs in the front of the closet with undergarments laying on the shelf beneath it. I quickly slip into the nighty and parities before dropping the towel into the hamper.
A knock sounds at the door.
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“Frona.
Ethan. I look around the room and then at the bed. I want nothing more than to climb in and pass out.
Bees buzz in my stomach, stirring up my nerves. We agreed to be in a relationship with benefits, so does he expect me to have sex with him tonight? I glance at my thigh. It still hurts, even if it isn’t bleeding anymore, and a bruise is forming around the cut.
I wonder if I could ask him for a few days to rest and recover. I guess tonight will be a good time to test his true
colors.
“C–come in,” I call out.
The door opens, and I shuffle backwards toward the bed, sitting on the edge as he enters. If he demands sex, don’t know what I’ll do. However, my worries are dashed when I notice the first aid kit in his hand.
I
“You didn’t bandage it,” he mutters, sounding slightly pleased yet disappointed at the same time. I’m not sure how that works, but it does, and the fact that he’s bringing me medicine warms my chest a bit.
At least he’s not a total neanderthal.
“Does it still hurt?” He asks, stopping in front of me.
Ishake my head, lying because I don’t want him to get angry again, and reach for the kit. He sets the box on the bed beside me, so I open it up, grab an applicator and the medicine, and slide the nightgown up my leg
I’m painfully aware of his heavy gaze watching me, and I can’t help but remember how it felt to be with him.
Was this going to happen tonight?
Did I want it to happen?
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Chapter 0025