Bride (Bride, #1)
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It must be tiresome, being a decent person, and I can’t relate. I revel in my moral flexibility.
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“Sometimes it’s just a gut feeling. Something that grabs you by the stomach and doesn’t let go, not ever. World-shaking, yes, but also just…there. New, but timeless.” “That’s how you felt? With your mate?” This time he turns to look at me. I don’t know why it takes him so long to produce that simple: “Yeah.”
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“My smell. Do I smell like…?” “Mine.” It’s a rumble in his throat. “You smell like you’re mine, Misery.”
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He’s been picturing her during her baths. He’s been having filthy, unspeakable thoughts. He’s too tired to keep them at bay.
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I want to climb under his skin. I want him to slide under mine. I want to give him every last thing he asks for.
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“Of all the good things.” He grasps my hips as I roll them into his. “Of all the good things I’ve felt in my fucking life, you are the best.”
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He commands, “Eyes on mine,” and there is no uncertainty in his voice, just the knowledge that this is how it’s supposed to be. I cannot speak, so I nod.
Athena Shoolery
Jesus