Deceit (Gallows Hill, #1)
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“I missed you, baby,” Coach Ronan says, followed by the sound of kissing. My lip curls up at that, anger pulsing through my body at the thought of him touching her, kissing her. Doesn’t everyone understand that she is clearly mine? She’s not ready for me yet but she will be, soon, and when she is, I’ll hack off every limb belonging to anyone that’s ever touched her.
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For all my Siren knows, I practically despise her. She
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no doubt assumes that I couldn’t care less about her or her wellbeing. As if I wasn’t ready to burn the world around us to a crisp, so she wouldn’t be burdened with having to deal with another living person apart from me. As
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Due to the lack of eliminators we currently have though, I was inducted early. I still am kept in the dark about most things, just like the other Legacies and I don’t have my ring or privileges yet as an official Elder. Yet, I’m still required to perform the duties of such.
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“And if he finds out I plan on desecrating a match made by the Brethren, he’ll likely pull the trigger himself,”
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“You plan on desecrating our match?”
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“Yes.”
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“I don’t fucking know,”
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“But I won’t stop until I find a way. I can’t stand back while you marry him. I refuse. The only person you’ll be marrying in this lifetime is me, that’s a fucking promise.”
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“You want to marry me?” “Fuck yes I do,”
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“Think we could get your brother to approve a slight substitution? Yo...
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“I wish, baby. We’ll find a way around all of this, though. I promise.”
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“I want to see your bedroom.”
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“Yeah?” he asks. “Whatever you want, baby.”
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“We’re not having sex tonight, baby,”
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“Wait…why not? I thought…”
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“I asked you to come tonight because I wanted us
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to get some space from Gallows Hill, from the Brethren. I wanted to have a night of just you and me, where we didn’t have to constantly look over our shoulde...
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“I don’t know. I just…assumed. We’ve been seeing each other for a while and…I m...
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“I want to, of course. I want you in every earthly way possible, but I can’t. We can’t.” “But why?”
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“If I can’t find a way to get you out of this marriage to Asher, if I can’t get my brother to reconsider…if you have to go through with everything, and they found out you weren’t a virgin?”
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“We can’t let that happen, and the only way to make sure it doesn’t happen is to not have sex. Really, no penetration at all, if we can help it.”
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“I want to make love to you so fucking bad, but not at the potential risk to you. I’d sacrifice everything before you, Skyla.”
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“Fuck yes, baby. Such a good girl. Gag on my cock. Gag on daddy’s cock.”
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“Oh fuck, baby. Yes. God, yes. You’re daddy’s perfect girl, you know that? You know how perfect you are for me?”
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“Tell me you want daddy’s cock,”
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“I want daddy’s cock.”
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“Fuck yes you do. It’s because you’re such a good girl. Daddy’s girl. You gonna take my cum, baby?”
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“Play with your pussy. I want you to come with me.”
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“That’s so goddamn hot and unfair. Your tiny little fingers can play with that pussy all day long without risking you. If I slipped my fucking pinky in you I’d tear your fucking hymen in two.”
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Four orgasms later, my head is resting on Ronan’s chest, some horror movie playing on the TV as his fingers tangle in my hair.
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“Yeah, that’s a fuck no. There is only one person I want sucking my dick, and she’s already here.”
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“I like this right now. I don’t want him to feel left out but this feels good. Does that make me a bad person?” “Not at all, baby. I’m sure there will be times you’ll just
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want to spend time with him and…that’s okay too.”
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“You said that a little beg...
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“I’m trying. You’re lucky I agreed to share m...
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“I’m just kidding. I…well, if I’m going to be honest, I’d share you with as many men as it took. Whatever you want or need to be happy, you can
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have it, as long as I get an equal piece of your heart at the end of the day.”
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“I don’t want you to think you’re not enough. You are. You’re so much, you’...
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“Have feelings for Liam too. I know, baby. I’ve made peace with it, or I’m trying to. You might have to deal with a few more asshole comments here and there. I get ...
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“There are very few moments where we are allotted...
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When we find them, we have to grab on wit...
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“I love you, Ronan.”
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“I’m so fucking in love with you, baby.”
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“Fuck around with my best friend all you want, but if my father finds out, you’re gonna get all three of us fucking buried. Use your last remaining brain cells, and have some
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goddamn common sense!” Asher snaps, before pushing his way out his door.
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If what I saw tonight was just a glimpse of his childhood, then it makes a lot more sense why Asher is the way he is. It’s not an excuse by any means, but all the pieces are starting to fit together.
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“Because, despite this villainized image you have of me in your head, I’m a good person, Asher. I’m not my father’s daughter, just like you’re not your father’s son.”
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“If you tell anyone about what you saw tonight—” “Trust me, I have far more interesting t...
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“You’re such a manwhore.” “Was,”
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