Chapter 22

BELLA

My mouth went dry as I tried to calm my breath. I couldn't explain how they got to me so fast when they were sitting on the bed when I left. 

“Where do you think you are going to?” He questioned, his voice hoarse. He sounded aroused, and I wondered if running made him that way. 

“You… You promised!” I yelled, exasperated. 

Fred laughed. “We asked you to leave. We didn't promise to let you do that.”

“But —” 

“You didn't read the terms of the contract, did you?” Blue whispered, his breath fanning my exposed neck. Against my better judgment, my nipples hardened. 

Even in the face of danger, my stupid body was still reacting! 

“What terms?”

“No cheating.”

“Cheating?” My breathing hitched. I swallowed, trying to calm my racing heart. Not for the first time, I regretted not reading the so-called contract before I signed it. What a fool I was. 

“Do you know the punishment for that?” H