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Nova.”
    “I don’t know how.”
    “Think of ways to hurt me.” He offered and my eyes darted to his in surprise. “But do it fast. Our waitress is on her way over.”
    God, I wanted a plate. And I wanted it made of iron.
    A middle-aged woman stopped by our table, smiling warmly down at us. “Welcome, darlin’s.”
    “Good morning,” Calix’s voice was smooth. I watched as her eyes settled on him with appreciation as she regarded him slowly. I knew what she was thinking. I knew it like I knew the sun would retire to the moon tonight. She thought he was beautiful - probably the most beautiful man she had ever seen. And she was right. Calix was beautiful. But he was evil. He was a beautiful, arrogant, sadistic bastard.
    “Well,” she breathed out a deep breath before looking to me. Her eyes scanned over my face, and to my surprise, she smiled warmly at me. “Don’t you two make a gorgeous couple?”
    “Thank you,” I could feel Calix watching me as he spoke. “You have no idea what I had to do to get her attention.”
    My eyes swung to Calix’s and my mouth dropped open. The waitress spoke before I could find my voice. Her words were eager and her smile was large and filled to the brim with romantic hope. “Do tell.”
    When Calix spoke, his voice was deep and serious. “That ring is about the only thing she hasn’t fought me on.” His eyes were on me, intensely. “From day one, I vowed to make her mine, forever. She’s made a conscious effort to fight me on everything, but when I slipped that ring onto her finger, there was no fight in her eyes.”
    The woman slapped her hand over her heart, sighing heavily. “You vowed to make her yours forever?”
    Calix nodded, his eyes on mine. “I did. And I will.”
    “Oh, child,” her hand grabbed mine where it was sitting on the surface of the table, her misted eyes inspecting the sparkling ring. “Lordy, babe, you’re one lucky girl!”
    My lips trembled as I forced them into a smile. “Thank you.”
    “Now, I know its nerve wracking to plan a weddin’ and all that,” she misunderstood my hesitation as my being overwhelmed. My heart sank. “But with a man like this one standing at your side, honey, I assure you, there’s nothing you can’t overcome. Love is power, darlin’.”
    I nodded hating the situation Calix had forced me into. “I’m very fortunate.”
    The waitress frowned at my lack of enthusiasm. Her eyes darted between Calix and I. Thankfully Calix spoke. “I think we’ll order now if you don’t mind. My fiancée is anything but enjoyable when she’s hungry.”
    The waitress nodded. “What can I getcha?”
    I glanced at the menu I hadn’t opened when Calix spoke again. “Do you have fresh blueberries?”
    “We do.” She nodded.
    “Good.” Calix smiled gently in response to my frown. “If you could bring a bowl of blueberries and milk out with brown sugar, it would be very appreciated.”
    “Okay,” she nodded unsurely. “Is that everything?”
    “No, I’ll get the swiss spinach omelet and two glasses of orange juice.” He handed her the menus. “Thank you.”
    She nodded, glancing unsurely to me. I wanted to snicker at her. She’d thought he was so perfect until he went and ordered for me. Little did she know, that blueberries with milk and brown sugar was my breakfast of choice. What I wanted to know was how the hell Calix knew that.
    “I would like a coffee as well, please.” I spoke softly and she nodded.
    “Will that be everything?”
    “Yes.” I offered a tense smile and she turned away, quickly moving to the kitchen. I looked back to Calix and found he was glaring at me. I snapped, “What?”
    “You need to work on your acting skills, love.”
    “Oh?” I cocked my head. “You mean she doesn’t think we’re in love?”
    He tensed. “Are you trying to test me, Nova?”
    His eyes were so stern and cold, I had a feeling I was only inches from pushing him off the cliff. If I did that, he would take my