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persona and she tried hard to hide the hurt and confusion.  When he took her hand, she felt something roughly slide onto her finger and when she looked down, a stunningly beautiful diamond ring was shining on her finger.  It was so lovely, she looked back up at him, wanting to thank him.  A tear started to fall and she blinked it back, embarrassed over so much emotion about a silly ring.  But it really was a gorgeous ring.  She would have expected something huge an d ostentatious from him.  Something that would be an example of his wealth and power .  But this was perfect, a square cut diamond, probably about two carrots with no other embellishment.  Just perfect clarity, and lots of sparkles.  She would honestly be proud to wear this ring and her fingers closed around the metal as if to ensure its safety and show him she would care for his beautiful gift .
    Hector saw the tears and stiffened, furious that she would dare to cr y at a moment like this.  He was doing everything in his power to save her father’s damn company, to save thousands of jobs that were in dire risk of being dissolved because of one man’s greed and illegal activities.  The least she could do was pretend to like the damn thing!
    He’d chosen the diamond himself, wanting this to be special.  The square cut was elegant and exceptional with perfect fracturing of the light which made him think of her and her brilliant personality. 
    So much for being sentimental, he thought with disgust for wanting her to like the ring. 
    And then the crowd pressed forward, everyone wanting to offer congratulations so there was no time to pull her off to the side and give her the stinging words he so desperately needed to deliver to her lovely, tear stained face. 
    He wouldn’t mind spanking her for being so childish and self-centered either.  Then cursed as his body reacted to her lying across his lap naked , and there would be no spanking with that scena rio.  So many other things would take priority and none of those activities involved any kind of castigation .
    He had to congratulate himself on his patience.  He waited at least an hour before he walked across the room to take her elbow, because of course she still wouldn’t stand next to him.  As politely as possible, he guided her into the library and closed the door. 
    With his fury finally unleashed, he turned to face the woman who had been tormenting him for most of the night.  “Don’t you ever pull away from me again,” he snapped and walked towards her, uncaring that her eyes were terrified and she was backing away, doing exactly what he was telling her not to do.  His mind was controlled by his body right now, which was still riding on the desire she’d instigated when she’d first walked into his office before the party and had never fully abated.  “When I touch you in public, I expect you not only to accept my touch, but to pretend that you like it, that you enjoy it.  I’m doing this for your father because he’s a good man and because he needs help but I refuse to be publicly humiliated because of my efforts.  So figure out how to put on a good facade in front of others and do it fast because I will not endure another scene like the one after I put my ring on your finger.”
    With that, he turned about and slammed out of the library, uncaring that her face had paled and she was literally shaking with reaction. 
    Kallista stood there, quivering and horrified that the man had dared to talk to her like that.  How dare he make her feel as if she’d done something wrong when all she’d tried to do for the past several hours was make him proud, to ensure that he wouldn’t consider their engagement or marriage an embarrassment or burden. 
    But then his words sunk in and she sat down.  Well, she actually fell onto the chair behind her.  He thought she had pulled away out of revulsion for his touch , and apparently that had really stung his ego.  She wasn’t sure if