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Lana’s friend would go by bitch until she gave me her name.
The more powerful the man, the more powerful the monster.
Over and over, my heart shattered. The night sky that had once been full of glimmering stars went deafeningly dark.
What was existence, if not a responsibility?
“Now, the two of you meeting is one of the strongest desires I harbor. Because that would mean I get to see her again.”
Scarlett, baby. Fuck. My Little Flame.
You’re drained. Your heart was beating so slowly earlier. Now it’s working too hard. Baby, please calm down for me.
I thought I had you today. You were in my arms. I thought I was taking you home.
Breathe, sweet girl. Breathe.
Scarlett, baby, I will give your friend anything she wants for all of eternity for helping you come home to me.
You’re better than all of them. More cunning and wickedly clever. You can do this. I love you endlessly.
“She’s easy to love.”
“I’m here. I’m here, and I love you. I’m here, and you’re safe. You will never be unsafe again.”
Scarlett Hale, my soul has been in love with yours since we were nothing but flecks of stardust. I would sooner die than let you believe otherwise ever again.”
“Does it make you uncomfortable to see your God on his knees before you, Little Flame?”
“Baby, there are hundreds of flavors of ice cream,” I drawled. “You don’t like any of those and I’ll get you a dozen more.”
“I failed to protect the woman that I love, and I will never be able to forgive myself for that. I certainly don’t expect you to forgive me.”
“It’s humiliating how much I missed you.” “Good.”
“No. He. Didn’t.”
You are perfect. You always have been. You always will be.”
“What do you want to do today, my love?”
“I know why you asked me if I was sure I truly loved you, but gods above and below, Scarlett, what a ridiculous question.”
“I love every single part of you, from the wicked to the sublime. That powerful mind of yours, equally infuriating and captivating. The delicious chaos of your soul—the way it yearns for adventure and novelty, sex and power, comfort, love, and belonging. You became my entire world without even a drop of magick. We are inevitable. We always have been. And I will never stop showing you how hopelessly entangled my soul has become with yours. It is my deepest regret I ever showed you anything less.”
“Scarlett, my love, I would kneel before you in front of the entire damn world.”
It was reassuring to see that she was still a raging brat.
“You’re insane!” I smiled. “Yes.”
“Run from me, Little Flame. I dare you.”
“You’ll adjust, Little Flame. And one day, you’ll wake up and realize that after you’ve given yourself ample time, healing, and grace, it will all taste, sound, feel, and look better than it ever did before.”
“Gods, Scarlett,” he hissed. “Please tone it down.”
“Because you’re driving me fucking insane,” he growled. “I can’t feed enough to rid myself of the desire for your blood. The least you can do is read some nice, wholesome literature and stop undressing me with your eyes.”
He bent, and the moment his lips met mine, the entire world melted into the sweetest darkness.
“Scarlett, my soul,” Rune said, his voice bleeding rocky emotion. “When I look at you, all I see are stars. I see the woman I was born to love. The fact that other men have touched you does not affect how I see you. It affects how I see them, and all the ways I plan on killing them slowly, painfully, and damn artistically.”
I must truly be a god to have captured a powerful succubus under my spell. To have turned her into such a soft, docile little creature just begging for my love.”
“You think your God needs humbling, Scarlett darling?”
“I feel as though today’s daily groveling should be performed by tongue,”
“How much longer do you think is fair that I allow you to brat off without consequence?” “Forever,”
“You. Are. Fucking. Perfect.”
You will have no purpose but to take it all like a good girl and thank me for every inch.”
“Oh, do you think I’m finished with you?” he asked, his voice deceptively sweet. “That’s so cute.”
We can go straight into aftercare, and I would still be the luckiest monster in the realm.”
“Don’t think that after I ruin your pretty pink pussy, you’re going to be allowed to skip tonight’s session.”
Visions of bending her over this table after the meeting were becoming more likely by the minute.
I want to speak with the other half of my soul alone.”
“What you accomplished during the worst moments of your life, with barely any knowledge about your own nature, is nothing short of incredible.
“Good. Fucking. Demon,”
“Relax. Breathe,”
“You poor, needy little mess,”
“Remove the attitude from that pretty face or I’ll paint it with my cum and refuse to let you clean it off for the rest of the day.”
“Scarlett darling, be a good girl and sit on my face.”
“Don’t you want to show everyone what a good girl you are for me, baby?”
