My Obsessed Brother-In-Law

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away to a man almost

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tried to speak, but all that c

-cut through the haze. Someone unbuckled my s

ely choked out. "My

searched around, but there was nothing

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g woman. "Here, sir! I hav

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how long the f

en know whe

lling me under. But now, as my eyes fluttered open, I found

an down m

it. My dress-**gone**. Instead, I wore a silk

ees, trying to steady my breath, but the pressure in my ches

top myself, I was sobbing, gripping onto m

door crea

roz

**he** stepped inside. His sharp gaze locked onto me before

lutched my knees tighter. **Wha

xedo jacket hung open, his tie loosened. Bu

shrugged off his jacket, and toss

here.

through the thick s

in my throat. No one had ever

legs. His stare was unrelenting. Cautiously

eld it out to me. **Confusion

obe," he ordered. "T

ands before hurrying to find the right wardrobe. My fingers fumbled wit

turning back toward him. He wa

to the floor as I

ind," he said, his voice firm. One-I don't tolerate disobedience. Two-I hate

y, his next words li

and I can do whateve

. A cold dread slithe

ce, you will **face my wrath.** And tru

ody trembling. **God, plea

he laug

laugh that sent a whole new wa

ack so fast that my le

hit the ground, str

ide him on the bed. One arm wrapped around my waist, the o

to something **soft. "You are my wife, not my

hat

were forced into this marriage. But that doesn

t a secon

ak, too afraid to trust

ead, pressing a feather-light kis

ow. I will never touch you without your permission. Now, a beautiful girl like

t unders

errified. The next, he was ac

question it. I n

id as h

sink as I stared at my reflection. My eyes were r

shed cold water over my skin,

n the bed. But now, his expression had softened eve

s slightly, an un

sita

y instinct screaming a

e him, stif

's start over. My nam

into my mind like a piece of

family gave your mother money. But it wasn't fo

h

he said, watching me carefully. "But I w

now what

fists on my lap. The words slipped f

e. He doesn't even know

stif

shaking. I lived with my dad. He raised me. My mother doesn't even

ick, suffocat

ers tightening into fists. His

ad just shattered whatever ill

e. I started shivering again, a

fore I could recoil, he pu

cles against my back, hi

underst

errified m