Chapter 49 55 vouchers I blanch . My head whips around fast enough , I'm sure to get a whiplash . I stare at Kael , mouth agape . " You did what ?! " I whisper - yell . I can't have heard him right . I want to believe I didn't . Kael can't be serious . I don't like Sarah either . I mean , who does ? But did that mean I have ever considered murder ?! No. Not even once . It is simply out of order . I know it shouldn't surprise me , because in hindsight , out of order is Kael's specialty . Kael looks completely unfazed . " Something I should have done a long time ago . " He says it like he's just speaking about the weather . And not about killing his brother's wife . I still can't believe my ears . The fall wasn't even that high , but Kael is practically fuming . " Kael ... call it off . " I say in a slow , but firm tone . " Now ." " No. " He replies simply , crossing his arms over his chest . " I don't like her . I can't stand her and I refuse to tolerate her . " What's with this attitude ? I'm the one who fell . Not him . What about that couldn't he grasp ? " She's Cameron's wife ! " I hiss in exasperation . " You can't just decide to get rid of someone just because you don't like them . That's bullshit . " Kael shrugs . " I can ." Maybe that was the wrong thing to say when dealing with Kael . My mouth opens and closes again , but I still can't find the words . Kael is an extremely adamant man . He doesn't take anyone's word but his own . I want to believe this is just a joke , but I know better . Kael plays cruel mind games like a daily hobby , but he doesn't joke . Back in Ridgeway , Kael had also taken care of many annoyances . He'd only said a word about it and in just a few days , they would be all over the news , missing or dead . Each time , he gets it done cleanly and no one can trace it back to him . His deep ties to the mafia affords him the methods and the means . He doesn't shy away from getting his hands dirty . Kael thrives on it . He lives for it . If I didn't already know he was once a Blackwood , I might have thought he was always a rogue . A man who 18:51 Mon , Oct 13 Chapter 49 lives for the thrill of the kill . Killing Sarah ? It's not even the most depraved thing this man has done . 4 IX 65 vouchers " Hurting Sarah will mean becoming an enemy of the Blackwood Pack . She's the Luna of Blackwood for fuck's sake . " I say in a serious tone . " Your Granddad will come after you , and so will Cameron . You only just got your banishment lifted , do you really want to go back to the way things were ? " I'm grasping at straws now . Reasoning with Kael has always been fighting a losing battle . But maybe if I myself in the equation ... maybe if I remind him exactly what this is that we have going on . put It's a contract . It's temporary . It will eventually come to an end . At the rate Cameron was going , that end is already in sight . And this means we will soon return to being strangers . As we should have always been . While we each have our parts to play in this contract , there are some sacrifices that are unreasonable to make . Not over something this temporary . Kael shrugs . " It won't be the first time ." He's been banished before . It's not even a threat to him anymore . " Would it be worth it ? " I ask , my tone quiet . Kael frowns visibly . His eyes narrow in displeasure . " What's that supposed to mean ? " I hesitate , but for only a moment . " If you're banished again because of me , Kael . Would it be worth it ? " Kael stares at me . For a long moment , he doesn't speak . But his eyes flash with what I can only conclude is annoyance . Finally , he shakes his head slightly . " If you weren't in a hospital bed Laila , I would have shown you ... just how stupid that question is ." He half - growls . Something about his tone sounds more like a promise , than a statement . My heart drops , my pulse accelerates against my will . Not in fear ... in a reluctant burst of desire only Kael can trigger . This man is sinful . I know just how much . I've seen just how much . Yet somehow , he stirs something in me that I can't even recognize , A primal urge ... it's unlike anything I've been taught to be . " Worth it ? " Kael asks , his brows furrowing almost threateningly . " From the moment you signed my contract , Laila , you and Liam became mine to protect ." He draws closer till he's right by my bed , gazing down at me with eyes that scream of dark and delightful things I don't want to know . " Mine ." He enunciates like he doesn't trust that I understand the meaning . 18:51 Mon , Oct 13 Chapter 49 Maybe I don't . Maybe I don't know yet what it means ... or feels like to belong to Kael 18 56 vouchers Kael leans down , placing both hands on either side of the pillow , caging me in . His scent floods my senses . Musk , tobacco and something inherently male . I'm wrapped up in a cast . I can't move if I wanted to , yet he has to be the predator that he is , Stalking ... intimidating ... And me ? I think I'm the prey . Disastrously ... absolutely . He grunts beneath his breath , his breath brushes over me like a feather light touch ... unintentional , but just as dangerous as the man himself is . " I'm not a man of many virtues , Laila . I know it ... you know it . Heck , the entire continent knows it ." I exhale . Sharply . My breath trembles . My heart thudding , within me . " What ... What are you trying to say ? " Kael growls in frustration . A low , animalistic sound that rumbles deep in his throat , " Listen , Laila ... Everything I want from you ... everything I want to do to you , none of it is kind , or proper ... o slow ... " His voice drops an octave , to a low , raspy almost growl , He swallows hard , his adam's apple bobbing . My eyes trail the movement ... the traitorous balls just won't stay put . " Hell , you're in a hospital bed , hair frazzled and arm in a cast . You look like a damn wreck , still ... still I'm thinking of all the ways I can bend you over and wreck you , me ... us ... heart , mind , and body ... " He trails off , his eyes searching mine . " Even now ... even when you're pinning over my sorry excuse of a brother . This wasn't the agreement , Laila ... " I didn't ask you to get into my head ... and yet you did . And so you must be punished . His breathing is ragged and heavy now . Strained with the weight of urges held back at bay . " I'll be damned if I let someone else get to you first . You're mine to make , or break ... only mine . " Then he leans in , My lips part in a shaky exhale , my heart thuds louder , And just then , his lips claim mine . 18:51 Mon , Oct 13 Chapter 50