Free Fashioned for Power by Kathleen Brooks Page A

see you here or at the party?”
    “Probably at the party. Keep the officer with you. I know it’s been quiet, but Damien said they haven’t found Harry yet. You shouldn't take any chances.”
    “I won’t. Now come kiss me goodbye.”
    “I think I can manage that.” Finn smiled as he crawled up the bed. He didn’t stop until his hands were beside her head and his hips were pressed against hers.
    He lowered his head and captured her lips in a kiss meant to leave her desperate for more. Then he pulled away and smiled down at her. “Have a great day. I love you.”
    “Uh!” Allegra threw a pillow at him. “You leave me in a state like this and tell me to have a good day?”
    Finn laughed as he headed out the door.
     
    He waited as the bastard left his condo. That was his home with his wife. Why did he want to marry such a whore? But he’d teach her. He’d been planning their marriage since before they even met. He’d seen her pictures online and knew she was the one. His . Then he met her, and he knew he’d chosen wisely. She’d submit to him. She’d beg him. He’d had their whole life planned out when she rejected him, and this trash moved in on him.
    He thought he’d won her back when he sent her those emails and texts. And she had stopped seeing Finn, just as he knew she would. She submitted . But just like every good woman, she needed to be broken. He looked down at the white box he held in his hands. It was the first of her lessons.
    The doorman closed the door, but he didn’t need to go in the front. He walked along the side of the building and waited. Sure enough, the building super was coming in and out carrying supplies. He waited until the supervisor turned his back and walked right in the side door and pressed the button to the penthouse.
    Stupid cops. They were sitting in the lobby as if that would keep him from his wife. He pulled out a key to their condo and slid it into the door. He heard the shower running and felt his erection grow with need. Soon, he promised himself. He walked confidently into the condo. He knew where everything was. It wasn’t the first time he’d been there. He smiled at the picture of Allegra with two long pigtails and missing front teeth that hung on the wall. Someday their daughter would be just as cute.
    He paused outside her bedroom door and listened to her singing in the shower. He stepped in and frowned. His grip almost broke the box he was holding. The bedding was scattered, and the room smelled like sex. Whore! He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself. Once he regained control, he silently stepped closer to the bathroom.
    Steam and the soft smell of her shampoo reached him as he entered the bathroom. She was right there. So close to him he could reach out and touch her bare breasts, currently being caressed by the warm water. She was so beautiful as she sang with the music coming from the waterproof speakers. Her breasts bounced, her hips shook, and he saw himself there with her. Forever.
    Instead of stripping down and joining her, he set the box on the counter and took a step back. Soon she’d do all of this for him whenever he told her to. Soon he’d be the one making the bed sheets fall to the ground in a tangled mess. Soon . . .
    After all, it was their destiny.

     

CHAPTER EIGHT
     
    Allegra washed the shampoo from her hair and the cleansing mask from her face. “Finn?” Had she just heard the door again? She wiped the steam from the glass and looked out. No Finn, but a white box sat on the counter. Ah, her surprise! She quickly conditioned her hair and turned off the shower.
    Grabbing the large fluffy towel, she patted her hair dry and rubbed the drops of water from her body before picking the box up. She pulled at the white satin ribbon and let it fall to the floor. Allegra bit her lip in excitement as she opened the box and pushed aside the tissue paper.
    “Oh my gosh!” Allegra set aside the card and pulled out the sexiest