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dropped to that seductive tone. “Ooh.” I sucked in air at the increase in pressure, closer to my pussy. “Like that. Yes.” Still, his lips grew closer to the one place I wanted them the most.
    Bang!
    The door slamming open had us both jumping. Slowly, I moved my leg down, fixing my dress. My saviors were here, but not in the form I wanted.
    “Lilian, open the door before I break it down.”
    My brother’s voice had me cringing and Alec pulling at the tie. With the knot I fastened, he was getting nowhere fast. I reached to the lock, pushing it back and swinging the door open. At the surprise on Slade’s face, I tilted my head.
    “He didn’t touch me. As you can see, I didn’t allow him to.”
    Still, Slade stared in disbelief. “Out.” He waved, not breaking his bewildered expression.
    “If you don’t mind, I’d like to ask that you not hold Alec accountable. He didn’t know what I had planned.”
    Slade pulled me out of the way, but didn’t get any closer. “What is that…?” He moved even more to the side. “Did you choke him with something? The tie before you secured him? His neck is red all the way around.”
    My head lowered, but I didn’t drop my act. “That’s between Alec and me.”
    A furious glare was turned on me. “Lilian, answer my question.”
    “It was consensual. I didn’t choke him because I was trying to seriously hurt him.” My own anger was pushing in and I tried to stay calm. For some reason, it wasn’t easing like it usually did. Tonight was just too much. “Are we done? I really don’t think this part of my life is any of your business. I’m a grown woman, whether you want to see that or not. And this,” I said, pointing toward Alec, “is only the beginning. I’m finished with all of the security I’m stuck with. Guards,” my head shook, “no more. Not a single one. I want my freedom.”
    Shattering…fuck, it was happening. I was breaking. That word…
    “Do you hear me!” I yelled. “I’m done being a slave. I want freedom ! I want to be on my own. No more,” I said, slicing through the air. “I’m finished. Brace and Terrance can take me home, but then they leave. If they don’t, I will, and if you try to stop me, I’ll never forgive you. Never!” I yelled again.
    The hurt on Slade face disappeared as fast as it had appeared. “This is all my fault.” The way he ran his hand over his mouth had me fighting not to explode.
    “This is my fault. Not yours. Do you hear me, Brother? I did this. All of it. And you know what? I’m the only one who can fix it. Not you. Not your detail. Me. Now, back the fuck off and let me figure out my life for myself.”
    I didn’t wait for his reaction. I wheeled around, heading toward the door so I could leave. The temptation to take off and disappear was there. What would happen if I just got in the car and started driving to wherever I wanted? To leave and never look back?
    Brace and Terrance almost collided with me as I broke past the door, but I didn’t stop. I glanced back. They seemed too fixated by what was before them that they didn’t even notice my increase in pace. My quick walk turned into a jog and I turned up the speed as much as I could in heels. The sidewalk pounded beneath my feet and I felt myself becoming free for the first time since I’d come back home.
    Traffic blurred by and I kept going. People moved out of my way and thinned out the further I disappeared from downtown. My lungs were on fire with each intake of breath, but I pushed myself harder. Before I knew it, I’d somehow kicked my shoes off and was blocks away. My building was only fifty yards ahead when I stopped, gasping for air. Shit, had I just done that? I laughed, huddling over as I breathed in the cool San Francisco breeze. A hole in the nylon fabric had one of my big toes showing and it made me laugh even harder.
    “You always were a rebel, disobeying at every opportunity.”
    My eyes widened and I jerked to stand. Breathing