A Cold Wife, Sweet Husband

―You've been itching for an annulment ever since you got married, so don't you try to play the devoted wife.―I'm not playing, she insisted as he grabbed the cords that tied the dr.a.p.es away from the window. ―Leo and I aren't getting an annulment. I've decided I love him. He snorted.

―I'm not lying.―Right. Like I'm supposed to believe that one! Her jaw dropped when she realized he was going to use the cords to tie her hands to the headboard. She quickly moved away from the headboard, but he pulled her back to it and began tying her left hand to it.

―This is my house! You can't tie me up in here.―I can and I will. She struggled against him but he might as well have been made of stone because he didn't budge a single inch from her.

―You are going to stay in this bed until you consummate your marriage to Leo, he ordered. ―You're too late. I already did. She twisted her body so she was lying on her side and jabbed him in the back with the heel of her shoe. He screamed but didn't loosen his hold on her. He finished tying her left hand and flipped her on her back so he could tie her other hand to the headboard.

―You're insane, do you know that? She squirmed and kicked against him. She might not be able to stop him but she wasn't going to make it easy for him either. When he was confident that she was securely tied to the bed, he stood up and nodded in satisfaction.

―I can't believe I came over here to apologize to you, he said. ―When I saw Leo this morning, I thought you two had worked things out. I thought maybe you were coming around. But then I come over here and find you alone in the kitchen with Jim. He shook his head at her. ―I am so disappointed in you. How am I going to break the news to Father?

―Oh please! I was alone with Jim because Constance had to answer the door. He didn't believe her. ―You will stay in this bed until you have s.e.x with your husband. Then with Jim long gone, you won't be tempted to stray. She rolled her eyes.

―How many times do I have to tell you that Leo and I have already done it? Not that it's any of your business, she quickly added.

―If that was true, then why aren't your things in this room?―Because we were too busy doing other things. I'm not going into detail on that explanation. You'll have to make do with your overactive imagination.

Just then Leo entered the room. ―Brad, what are you doing to my wife?―Are you aware of how much time she spends with Jim? Brad asked him. She g.r.o.a.n.e.d so that they would both know how aggravated she was. ―Yes, I do, Leo replied.