Chapter 48 

Biting into my lip. I instantly turned on my heels, storming out of the breakfast room.. 

I could feel eyes following me as I slammed the door shut, my heart racing in my chest. 

The walk to my room seemed to take forever and I ignored the people around me, my legs making a beeline to 

I immediately pulled the door open, banging it shut as well. 

It felt as if the walls were closing in on me and I struggled to breathe. 

I took in deep breaths, leaning against the table 

Maria’s smug expression kept replaying in my head, her eyes taunting me and making me feel stupid. 

Betrothed? 

my room. 

Yes. Silas had forced me into this marriage, but hearing about another woman felt like a new level of betrayal. 

Marcos had even sent me off with him in exchange for his daughter, so why was Silas suddenly betrothed to 

After all that happened last night? 

someone! 

It didn’t even help that he made no effort to stop me from getting humiliated, letting that woman do whatever she wanted. 

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My chest ached, both from the humiliation of this morning and the realization that I was utterly powerless. 

As I paced the room, I tried to push the memories of last night away, but they lingered, Silas‘ touch, his control over my body 

And now this? 

It wasn’t even up to twenty–four hours since I accepted to be his sub, and now I find out about this. 

Why does my body crave the man who kidnapped me? I shouldn’t be feeling this way, but here was 

Angry that he had let this betrothed humiliate me. And the way everyone stared at me like I deserved it didn’t make things better. 

I bit my lip, fighting the confusion and anger welling up inside me. I wasn’t supposed to feel this way. 

Before I could gather my thoughts, the door creaked open and instantly turned around. 

Why didn’t I lock that? 

I wondered, waiting for whoever pushed the door open to walk in 

It couldn’t be that Marie chic, could it? 

There was no way she followed me here 

Different thoughts raced through my head and after what seemed like eternity but was merely a few seconds, Silas entered. 

presence filled the room with an aura that made my heart drop and I froze, not daring to meet his eyes. 

“You’ve been quiet,” he said, his voice low, 

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He stepped closer to me, closing the distance between us and 1 ould feel the tension building. 

Why did he come here? What use was his presence after what he had done? 

“Do you still feel sore?” He asked and my eyes snapped up to meet his 

How can he ask me that after what had happened earlier? Was he going to act like that didn’t happen? 

“Is this about Maria?” Silas asked after a few minutes of me remaining quiet, his lips pulling down into a frown. 

I swallowed hard, finally finding my voice.. 

“Why didn’t you tell me about her? You made me believe-” My words faltered, emotions rushing through me all at once. I didn’t even know what I believed anymore. When he slapped that ring into my hand, he told me not to expect a wedding 

But the way he had behaved… I was foolish enough to think it meant something. 

Silas‘ face remained blank as if my words meant nothing. 

“Maria was never your concern,” he said, stepping closer to me. 

He towered over me making it hard to breathe. 

“You knew what this was. You were never here for love. I made that known from the start,” 

-My breath hitched as I stared at him, my heart hammering in my chest. 

It was one thing to be aware of that, but another to hear him say it himself. 

“You should have never expected anything from me.” 

His words stung, and something in me snapped. The anger I had been holding in all these while burst out, my fists clenched by my side. 

“And what exactly am I here for, Silas? To be your plaything while you run back to her? Am I just another possession to you?” 1 hissed. My voice shook with anger, but I held my ground. 

Silas narrowed his eyes, the coldness in them making my blood run cold. 

“You’re here because I want you here. You agreed to this, Katrina. Whether you like it or not, you belong to me now. Did you forget that your father gave you off to me?” He hissed, glaring down at me. 

His hand shot out, grabbing my wrist and pulling me close. 

I yelped when my 

chest crashed against his and I raised my eyes to meet his. 

Silas‘ grip on me was tightened almost painfully. 

The warmth from last night was gone, replaced with the coldness he had shown to me at first. 

But I refused to back down. 

I was making a mistake here right now, but I didn’t care. 

“That’s 

поо the same as loving someone,” I hissed, glaring up at him. 

“You can’t just force me to be something for you,” 

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Chapter 48 

Silas‘ grip on me loosened but the intensity in his eyes didn’t fade. 

“Love?” He scoffed, his tone dripping with disdain. 

“Don’t fool yourself. Katrina. I will never love you 

My heart dropped, his words suffocating me. 

My lips parted, but no words came out as I stared up 

pat him. 

“Love makes people weak,” he continued, his voice making my skin tingle. 

“And I don’t have time for weakness. Not in this world. You are still in my life for one purpose, to serve me, to satisfy me. And that’s all you’ll ever be. Don’t try to push it,” 

I felt a tear sting my eye, but I blinked it away, refusing to let him see me break. 

Why do I feel sad? 

I hadn’t expected anything from Silas, did I? 

This was exactly the type of person he was. Why was I expecting him to be different? 

Then what was this sinking feeling I was getting? 

Just when I thought he would storm out of the room, his hand slid up my arm, gripping the back of my neck as he leaned in 

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His hot breath fanned against my car, sending tingles down my spine. 

“You’re mine, Katrina. Every part of you belongs to me. It doesn’t matter if y just like you agreed,” 

if you 

hate 

me or crave me. You’re bound to me, 

Just as I agreed? 

1 had just said yes to this one thing, and suddenly, I was bound to him. 

I shivered under his touch, my mind screaming at me to push him away, but my body, traitorous as ever, reacted to him. 

Stop it, stop it! 

I hissed at myself, fighting the way I was feeling 

Even in the face of his cruelty, the pull between us was undeniable and I hated it. 

I shouldn’t want his touch right now, not after all he had just said 

“You can fight all you want, Katrina,” he whispered, lips brushing my ear. “But you know this is where you belong.”