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“If the generosity of my friends bothers you, General, then I’d suggest having a conversation with your friends about giving you better gifts,” Finn spat out at last, severing the silence between us.
Because, the truth was, sometimes good didn’t conquer evil. Sometimes, to win a war, to overcome the world—you’d have to be the biggest evil of them all.
“Well, my heart is rather concerned, you see. The most stubborn yet captivating woman I’ve ever met, attempts to kill me, then she kisses me, then she stabs me, then she kisses me again, then she denies my dinner invitation and any interest in spending time with me beyond training, only to show up to dine with me in a gorgeous dress, looking absolutely enchanting. Whoever got it, must have great taste, by the way.” He grinned wide but continued. “But based on the overall pattern of her behavior, I’d say I am due to get stabbed by her again. So currently, I am worried about the amount of sharp
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My heart went still for a moment, and the world quieted around me. Here, amidst the lifeless desert, the midnight sky and the silver moon, amidst the infinite red dunes now laid a clear fact. One that I could no longer deny, that I no longer wanted to deny. A simple truth. I was in love with Finnleah. Deeply, wholeheartedly, entirely.
“To the overwhelming feelings,” he said, as he motioned with his other hand, sending large sparks far into the skies, mimicking shooting stars. “And to the ability to feel them,” I quietly added, sending my copper sparks to join his.
I might not have been her first love, but I would be her last. Even if it took me a damn eternity to conquer her heart.
“When I take you. When I have all of you, I want to know with absolute surety that you’d wake in my bed without a single doubt or regret. And that you want me too. Not just wine-driven sex, but that you want all of me, because I, my goddess, my queen, my little wildfire, I want all of you.”
“Sometimes we hold on to our hurt for so long, that it becomes somewhat of a comfort to us.
“Because I fucking love you, Finnleah! Because my whole soul trembles in your presence, my heart bleeds when you are away, and air burns like acid when you are not close. Because there isn’t a price I wouldn’t pay for you. I’d start a million more wars for you. I’d burn this whole fucking world down if it meant you’d be near.”
“So yes, I started a war for you, and I’d start a million more. I’d kill for you. I’d die for you. I would do anything you wish me to. You are the one I love, Finnleah. You are the one I desire. You are the one that holds the entirety of my body and soul. And if that’s not enough, then please tell me what is.”
“Let me be very clear, Finnleah, if you are ever going to dance like that again, it’s only going to be for my pleasure and viewing,” he blurted out heated words, looking away from me.
“I... I didn’t mean it like that...I meant more so...I…Fuck, Finnleah, I can’t think or even breathe with you around, standing dressed like that, looking at me like that.”
“I understand. I know you want more than this…I know, because I want it too. I’ve been so ignorant and blind for too long…but no more.” Her lips tenderly brushed against mine, sending goosebumps all over my skin. “You once said that I chose fear over you…But Gideon?” She pulled back just enough for our eyes to meet as she held my gaze. “I want you to know that I choose love over fear. I choose future over past. I choose hope over despair. And I choose you, Gideon.”
“How about this…” I mumbled against her neck. “You have completely enthralled me with your beauty, captivated my mind, my body, my soul. Anytime you are around me I cannot take my eyes off you…which doesn’t help, because my cock turns rock hard at the slightest notice of your presence.” She chuckled at my words, and I knew I’d dedicate my life to hearing that sound. I traced my fingers down her arm in lazy motions. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you ever since the first day I met you.”
