back, appraising me, the hairs at my nape stand at attention. Realization settles in.
“No.” I shake my head. “I’m not fucking your friends. If that’s what you think.”
My chest squeezes. He said he’d never do that to me. My, how times have changed.
Baz chuckles. The sound is like gravel. Deep and raspy. “No one is going to touch you, Mackenzie.”
I frown. “Oh.”
I try to hold on to my anger and keep the pain out of my voice, but it shows through anyway. “What do you come here for then?”
He sits there watching me, likely gauging what my reaction will be to this news. After a beat, he shrugs, as if he doesn’t have a care in the world.
“To watch, mostly.”
I shake my head and scoff. “You expect me to believe you come here and don’t fuck anyone? You get this room and watch?” My lips press together in a grim line. “You’re lying.”
“Contrary to what you believe, there’s only one woman I want to fuck. And she’s the only one standing in this room.”
A violent shudder ripples through my body, taking my breath away. My stomach dips and perspiration litters my forehead.
I clear my throat, glancing around the room, not sure I can look him in the eye just yet. “Why bring me here then? You could’ve done this at the penthouse.”
He shrugs. “Two birds, one stone. I had a meeting with Pierre. He invited us. I thought you might take interest.”
I laugh, but it’s without humor. “You really thought I would enjoy any of this? Do you know me at all? I don’t get off on watching others fuck each other.” Baz chuckles, more to himself than anything, shaking his head at me.
“Oh, but Dirty Girl, I think you do. I think you like watching. I could smell you in that room. Your arousal at just watching them fuck. Your body leaned into me when he took her tits in his mouth. When he stroked his cock inside her, your breathing changed. Just like now, your eyes are dilated. Because you’re my Dirty Girl, Mack, and you like it.”
Shame turns my cheeks pink, and I look down at the floor, my eyes riveted on my heels. I close my eyes, sucking in a shaky breath that rattles my chest.
“Fine. So what? It’s human nature to be turned on. Fucking sue me.”
Baz smirks, knowing he’s got me exactly where he wants me. This isn’t something I’d ever admit out loud, let alone to anyone else, and he knows that. That’s just the effect Baz has.
“I need you to be honest with me now, Mackenzie, or forever hold your peace. Do you want to leave? This is your chance.”
I should say yes. I know I should. But instead, I swallow and shake my head. It feels like I’ve just sentenced myself to death.
Baz gives me a breathtaking smile. It travels all the way down to my core. I’ve missed that smile.
“How far are you willing to go to win back your freedom, Mackenzie?”
Slowly, the color drains from my face. “You said that wasn’t what I was here for,” I grit. “If you’re going to whore me out, fuck me with those disgusting rich assholes in there, you’ve got another thing coming.”
His jaws clenches. “That’s what you think? You think I’d let another man fuck you while I stand around and watch?”
“I don’t know anymore.”
His eyes narrow, and he pushes up from the chair, stalking toward me. “You’re mine, Mackenzie. Whether you want to be or not. That means I say when and how I fuck you. That means that pussy belongs to me. Understand? Now, tell me, do you still want to leave? Last chance.” He grits the last part, like he’s barely restraining himself.
“No,” I whisper, sealing my fate.
Just then there’s a knock on the door. He doesn’t even say come in, but the door opens anyway and in walks a beautiful strawberry blonde. She’s a willowy woman with gorgeous curves and a bone structure I would kill for. She’s drop-dead gorgeous, and just the sight of her has my heart shriveling in my chest. I imagine all the ways she and Sebastian rolled around in this bed together. I hate it. I hate her. And it makes me hate him a little more than I already do.
Suddenly, the feeling of insignificance hits me. I build a solid wall around my heart, shielding myself from further pain.
The woman walks in, pauses, her gaze trailing up and down my body and