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Cassandra hated the way he was looking at her. She had purposefully tried to insinuate his lack of intelligence to insult him and ruin the mood, but it didn't seem to be working. In fact, it was almost as if he enjoyed that she was mocking him and putting him down. It was...interesting, but it made her wonder if this was why his parents had stayed together for so long.

"I think you need to let yourself have more imagination, Cassandra.", Malcolm said as he continued to stroke her leg intently. "It's arrogant to imagine that humanity knows everything. It's also arrogant to imagine that we're the only people out there. And if believing in the paranormal and supernatural is stupid of me, then I guess I'm stupid."

"Cole", she said, taking a deep breath and exhaling through her nostrils. "I know we've talked about this....about you..."

"About me, what, Cassandra?", he asked, his eyes glaring into her as if trying to intimidate her into not speaking up or voicing her thoughts. When she was younger, this would have made her go quiet, but, as time passed, she had found her voice, and she wasn't willing to let him bully her into submission.

"I know what you're doing and I...don't want to have sex with you tonight.", she said, plainly, drawing the line in the sand. "I told you that I want to wait until we're...married..."

An excuse. One that she hoped he would buy, and respect, but, truthfully, she just couldn't stand the thought of him touching her. He was as cruel with his intimacy as he was in every other aspect of her life, and she just didn't think that was how love should be. She wanted to be with someone who respected her and her body, and Malcolm Landgraab had never shown any indication that was true.

He sucked in air through his teeth, shaking his head as he reached up to stroke at his temple. "You always say that, Cass. It's fucking exhausting. We're going to be married by the end of the summer. Why do we have to wait? You know Mother wants me to get you pregnant as soon as possible. The Landgraab name is at stake!"

There it was again; the subtle reminder that he was not marrying her for love. He was marrying her because he had to sire an heir to his family's fortune. There were several girls from wealthy families that would jump at the chance to marry Malcolm Landgraab, and a few from not so wealthy families as well. Why did it have to be her?

"I said no. That's enough.", Cassandra said softly, looking away as she attempted to remove her legs from him but he kept a firm grip on them. "You will have your heir after we are married and not a moment before. Touch me again, and I'll make sure that my father knows that you keep crossing my boundaries and he will not tolerate it."