Whispers of the Deep (Deep Waters, #1)

by Emma Hamm

“I went back to kill him, Mira. I followed him through the entire city and then I chased him in his escape pod. He tried to flee so he wouldn’t have to pay the price of touching you. But then I ripped his ship apart, and I tore him in half. I left him for the sharks, so that they would all know what happens to anyone who lays a hand on you.” Her heart skipped a beat. She didn’t think it was normal for her to be so turned on by that answer, but fuck, she wanted him. He inhaled deeply, those gills fluttering against her stomach, where he was suddenly very obviously excited. “Fuck, woman. You shouldn’t react like that when I tell you I murdered someone for you.” “How else am I supposed to react?

same girl, same