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“Baby, I’m dizzy,” I rasp, head full of fuzz. “You are… a revelation.”
"Kemper" calls Dascha a revelation as well.. wonder if this is where he got it from.
“I want to be with you, Ren,” I tell him honestly. “The real you. Not the person you think you are.”
I sound like every pathetic loser who chains themselves to a bucket of red flags and says, I can change him. But the problem is that they’re red flags for a reason. If they were dumpy idiots, then we wouldn’t be so drawn to them.
Wouldn’t it just be so satisfying to tame one? I’m sure it’s happened before… I could be the exception… Maybe? The one in a million who domesticates a toxic fuckboy.
“I love seeing your face, sweet flame.” “Sit back and let me love you,” he purrs. And within seconds, he’s riding my cock. It’s not rough, or angry, or mean, but it’s hot as fuck, passionate and sensual and exactly what we both need.
“Just scram, okay? Make like a tree and get the fuck out of my face.”
Even if it destroys me in the process, from such a sweet, beautiful scorching flame… I can’t help but crave his burn.
I don’t want to be the liability in the relationship.
“Ugh!” I bark, and he flinches. “And he has the nerve to give me attitude about cheating, that prissy little shit! Well, I’ve got some words I’d like to share with Dascha next time he calls from convict paradise!”
“I love you so hard, Lexington. You’re everything to me…” “I… I love… you too,” he stammers, and my movements slow. “I really fucking love you, Warren.”
Stronger than any meaningless sex could give. Better than any burn. Lexington Deon is finally mine. He’s the balm to smooth my every scar.
“Alright, you two, let’s—” Rook’s voice cuts out while we slowly tear our enamored gazes off of one another, peeking up at him from the floor. “Oh, balls. You’re in love, aren’t you?”
oh balls
I cackle out loud. “Really? Your name is Warren Badger Xavier??” He nods, fully serious. “Mhm. Yep. My parents were big fans of anything in the weasel family.”
Kang simply blinks up at him, mouth hanging open. Dumbfounded. Speechless. But as usual, Ren is none of those things. “Who the hell are you?” he snaps at the guy.
Ren was totally right to be skeptical when we met him in the showers. Trevel just brings this aura with him, like when you can feel a ghost in the room. He’s too quiet, and he stares too hard, and he’s just… fucking creepy.
My bottom lip trembles and I bite it. “You two are so fucking toxic. Both of you. Egotistical, obsessive fucking junkies for this sick fucking game you involve us all in.”
“I feel like I’m on a cloud. Is this how you feel every time you get fucked? Because if so, I totally understand your sex addiction.” I laugh. “No, really, Ren. I owe you a huge apology. All of your actions were fully justified.” Lifting on shaky arms, I gaze down at him. “This is just us, baby. It’s never been this way with anyone else.”
He allows me to slowly lift my hand, pushing the collar open just enough to reveal the familiar tattoo on his chest… The bird wrapped in barbed wire. “It was you…” I whisper, gaping up at him in disbelief. “In the mask.” He stares at me, and my head is spinning. He was Mask Daddy… The client at Edge who fucked me so… beautifully?
Holy shit, he actually got struck by lightning…
Tilting my face upward, I peer into the dark night sky, wondering if God really just struck this guy down to save my life. Was that divine intervention…? I shake my head… No way. I’m a rational mind. I don’t even know if I believe in God… But I do know that the chances of getting struck by lightning are like one in fifteen thousand. And the chances of getting struck by lightning right after someone warns you about getting struck by lightning… Now, that just seems highly unlikely. So maybe someone is watching out for me…
“You kept your promise, perfect flame. I knew you would.”
Ren grazes my fingers with his, and I give him a scolding look, to which he smirks wickedly. Damn nuisance. But I spend the rest of the walk back wondering what it would be like to sit beside him in the sand… and watch the sky melt.
