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All eyes shifted back to the frightened rabbit, whose skin exploded into crimson
When everyone in the whole world believes one thing and you are the only one who believes differently, it’s very tempting to assimilate.
And sometimes goodness doesn’t tell everything it knows. Sometimes goodness waits for the appropriate time and does the best it can with what it has.
Some people are so self-absorbed and deluded that all the shouting in the world wouldn’t be enough to convince them of their own shortcomings.”
He would not have her head banging against the desk like an unloved toy.
He sighed and hung his head. He wasn’t foregoing a night of pleasure with her out of hatred but out of love—for the goodness he craved and wished his life had been.
think the color of your blouse brings out the blush in your skin and the butterscotch flecks in your eyes. You look nice, actually.”
maligned
Would she even care that behind those beautiful eyes was the soul of a man long gone, wounded now and in need of both redemption and repair? Or would she want to drag him deeper down, ensnaring him with her body and her fingernails?
She tried to resist. She tried to turn away, but somehow when she opened her mouth to refuse, he slid the fork past her lips and into her mouth. “Mmmmmm,” he hummed, smiling widely and showing all of his white, perfect teeth. “That’s my good little kitten.”
Lazy but curious hands caressed naked skin, exploring gently but chastely. Sighs commingled in the dark as two souls breathed as one. Two heartbeats synchronized when they recognized one another. And two troubled, conflicted minds finally came to rest.
