Unpalatable

Calla’s POV

“We’ll see how your rules make me obey!”

The deeply provocative, reckless words fall from my lips before I can stop them. They hang in the stifling air of the grand hallway, ringing with a fierce defiance that surprises even me. For a second, the silence is deafening.

Vaughn’s massive frame goes rigid as stone. Every sculpted muscle beneath his tailored shirt locks tight, his broa