Guarded by the Snake (Monster Security Agency, #2)

by Layla Fae

I moved like a snake, twisting in serpentine waves. I suspected the snakelike parts of me triggered some latent instinct in human brains.

Obsession alone wasn’t enough to survive.

Grief choked me and made me act rashly.

Someone who would care in my place. Someone who would be cautious where I was careless, smart where I was stupid. Logical where I was human.

At that instant, I understood all her previous smiles were fake or tinged with discomfort. This was the real deal, and it was radiant. Like the fucking sun.

We would spend enough time in close quarters, breathing the same air, living through the same experiences. I’d uncover her secrets. One by one until none were left.

Asan couldn’t protect me if I didn’t let him.

What was she doing, distracting me like this? Fucking hell.

Honestly, what was wrong with me? Grabbing his hand, joking about us having sex… This was all so completely inappropriate, especially now that we shared a room.

Everyone I knew, every last person, would sell me out, just like Archie.

They didn’t know what drove me or the mission I devoted my life to. They didn’t know my deepest griefs and nightmares.

She learned over and over that everyone in her life was ready to betray her.

Also, three: if there’s no threat to me, I’ll have to let you go. And I’ll miss you terribly. My scary snake.”

Asan was only cute when he slept.

I paid for his loyalty.

Desperate for phantom touches from a bodyguard.

I cared about her as a person.

And all it took was the orgasm my bodyguard gave me.

Being so close to him, yet separated by an invisible wall, was infuriating.

“We’ll fit. As much as possible. Fuck, pet. It couldn’t be simpler. You have a hole, I have a cock. We’ll fit.”

Kim wasn’t safe. I wouldn’t let her out of my sight for anything. Which meant I was going to suffer.

Molting made me horny. She made me obsessed.

There was a problem I had to solve. I was in love.

I’d talk her into taking me, I decided. Just like I did now. I’d make her let me into her life, or maybe drag her into mine. And if she didn’t let me, I’d fucking stalk her and scare everyone else away until she finally agreed to be with me.

Asan saved me. And I got him killed.

I wished I’d told her I loved her when I had the chance.

“You will never sacrifice yourself for me again. I forbid it. Next time, let them fucking kill me.”

Somehow, it was even better than putting him in jail. He tried to kill Asan, so he deserved to die. It was simple.

“Will you go out with me?” I asked. “Will you live with me?” he said at the same time.

Laura said to take it easy, and of course, there was nothing easy about the way Kim took me. Every inch was hard won.

“Biteable? That doesn’t sound like a compliment. Fuck, so Irene was right? Is this our kink? A fluffy squirrel and the big snake that bites and eats her?”

Fuck. I was going to beg him for that bite, I realized. How did he do that?

“I love you, Kim. I can get you a ring, too, but a ring can be lost. A scar will stay forever.”

“Fuck me, bite me, and get me that ring,”