Chapter 50 - His Game Margot's POV : A low , sleepy groan slipped from my lips before I even knew I was awake . I didn't want to open my eyes . I was so undeniably content right now , that I longed for it to last ... Whatever dream I'd been having was gone , replaced by a warm , heavy comfort that wrapped around my body like a spell . My limbs didn't ache the way they usually did . My back didn't scream in protest from the hard floor . No , this was different . Safe . Secure . My cheek was pressed into something solid- hot and smooth . The slow , steady rise and fall beneath me lulled me into staying where I was , my fingers clutching instinctively at the warmth surrounding me . God , I could stay like this forever . I sighed softly , shifting my ass around slightly , chasing the heat . A low hum of contentment buzzed in my throat , muffled against bare skin . " Now , now , my Bella ... " a rough voice rasped out of nowhere , slicing through the silence like a dagger laced in threat and heat . " I can only hold myself back so much here ... don't fucking moan and move around on me like that . " My eyes flew open . I suddenly bolted upright so fast I nearly got whiplash . Coban's laugh was deep and low , filled with sleep and amusement , echoing from the bed behind me . " Easy , princess , " he murmured , not even opening his eyes . My head spun as I looked down , only just now registering where I was still in the damn bed after this morning . Still under the sheets . Still wrapped up in him . What the hell ? " You " I started , breathless , but I didn't even get the words out before a large hand snaked around my middle and yanked me back down into the furnace of his body . I landed with a surprised oomph against his chest , the heavy thud of his heartbeat pounding against my spine . His arm curled around me like a claim . I froze , too stunned to even respond . " Better sleep that time ? " he asked casually , voice thick with lazy amusement as he buried his nose against 1/4 3:24 pm PS Chapter 50 - His Game the top of my head . " We just missed breakfast , by the way . " His touch was warm . Too warm . He wasn't usually like this . Touchy . Close . Soft . And yet here he was , acting like we'd done this a thousand times before . As if we weren't just mortal enemies yesterday . " What's made you so ... happy today ? " I dared to ask him , my voice a thin , confused thread as I twisted slightly to look up at him next . Coban looked down at me with that crooked grin , the kind that spelled danger better than any warning sign . He was far too smug . Far too comfortable right now . I stared at him like he'd grown a second head . A new day ? More like an entire new personality ! " I wanted you to see how you could be treated in here ... " he said , brushing his fingers absently along my hip , " if only you'd just learn quickly how to behave for me . " My brain stumbled . Behave for him ? That's exactly what I'd been scrambling to do for the past two whole days already ! " So we we just ... slept in and missed breakfast ? " I repeated dumbly , trying to wrap my head around this entire backwards morning . He nodded once , his expression unbothered and somewhat content right now . " Blame yourself , " he said . " You crashed out again the second that I brought you up here ... longing to have a cuddle with me , were you , Bella ? " My fáce went up in flames at that . He always knew how to ridicule me in mere seconds flat . I buried my face in my hands with a groan , horrified that I'd let myself fall asleep like that . Worse- even enjoyed it . What was wrong with me right now ?! " I can't manage you , " I admitted , voice muffled behind my palms . Coban only chuckled , entirely too pleased with himself . " Nobody can . That's what makes me so dangerous , Bella . " He winked , and my stomach did a violent flip each and every time he murmured that damn nickname . God help me ... protect me from this criminal ! He was the human version of a warning label . Do not touch . Do not tempt . Highly flammable . 2/4 3:24 pm PSDD . Chapter 50 - His Game And yet here I was , all but curled up into his chest , wondering how I'd ever survive this project with my sanity intact . Then his tone shifted subtle , but I still caught it . - " Don't get too caught up though , " he said suddenly , his grip loosening slightly . " I just figured that maybe Leo is right . " I blinked up at him , brows pulling together now . " About what ? " - Coban's jaw flexed . Once . Twice . It was a habit I was starting to recognise he did it when he was thinking hard , or when he was pissed off . " Maybe I can just have a bit of fun with you , " he said eventually , like the words had finally settled into place for him . " Until you get me out of here at least . " Fun . That word stabbed clean through my chest . He was serious too . He was planning on ... using me . For fun . For sex ? For whatever he wanted, up until the moment I made good on my end of the deal and set him free . And then what ? He tosses me aside ? I become a distant memory ? Like trash to him ? The worst part was that I shouldn't be surprised by it . He wasn't exactly hiding what he was from me , was he ? But something in me recoiled , aching at the implication . Maybe I'd been stupid enough to think this connection between us- whatever this was- might be more than just mutual survival and chemical chaos . Maybe I was just as naive as everyone had warned me I'd be . " So , Bella , " he drawled , voice low and wicked . " You just have to say the word , and I'll give you the best fuck of your life , " I stared at him in stunned silence , He pushed himself upright , rolling me off with an effortless shift of his body , I hit the mattress like dead weight , my limbs tangled and left utterly speechless . 3/4 3:24 pm P SDD . Chapter 50 - His Game " I can tell how bad you want it anyhow ... my virgin , " he added , voice full of mocking heat as he climbed out of bed , leaving me behind . My heart stuttered . Shame poured through me like lava . I felt exposed . Like he could see right through me . See all the confusion , all the heat , all the messy , needy want that I didn't understand yet- didn't want to understand . I must look like an idiot to him . Trailing after him like a puppy . Crawling into bed with a man who , just yesterday , threatened my whole life . What are you doing , Margot ?! Get a grip of yourself here ! He's not some misunderstood hero in a romance novel . He's a convict . A killer . A game - player . " Shower and dress , " he said over his shoulder , already stretching , muscles rippling under his skin . " I need ta go workout before it's lunch . Don't worry ... I'll make sure you eat since we missed breakfast . " I didn't reply . I couldn't . I sat there in the bed , the sheets falling from my body like a metaphor I didn't want to unpack . I kicked them off slowly , standing on shaky legs as I watched him disappear into the bathroom . Coban Santorelli would be the end of me . And I wasn't sure if I was running from that ... or sprinting straight toward it . Chapter Comments 16 Write Comments SHARE 4/4