"I thought you were going to treat me with a little more affection," Matteo said with utter and utter impudence.
"You lied to me when you could have told me that you had pretended to be me and talked to my aunt. You knew exactly what you were doing, and you were using it to your advantage so that I wouldn't have a problem giving in," I blurted out furiously.
"I never said you were stupid, Bella."
"But you treat me like one and even though I know I can't trust you because you're not honest, I thought that by agreeing to be your slave, you would at least have the minimum of decency and talk to me about all your actions related to my family. After all, I'm here as your plaything to protect them."
I was at the point of no return and had no limits.
"You're absolutely right."
"And do you
