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There was no need to change out of funeral attire, as men die every day—a cause for celebration.
Believe me when I say this woman gave me butterflies in my stomach. Though that might just be internal bleeding. Either way, she had charmed me.
My threat only made his smile grow wider. “Sounds like a date.”
Christ, I am beginning to think he’s less interested in killing me and more interested in courting me.
I would have strung them with hair from my last grand gesture, but I thought using yours would do perfectly well, a more personal touch. —Silas
“I was wondering when my little snake would strike.”
How could she sleep when faced with imminent danger? What an enigma.
First rule of being a predator: do not get attached to food.
She was my meal. I’d earned it.
It reminded me of a cat I once had who liked bringing me dead critters every morning.
She would not understand this sick chase I had been stuck
I would be removing his heart and keeping it in a jar on my desk. It would make for a perfect paperweight.
“Red looks good on you,” he said, “especially when it is blood rushing to your face.”
She would make the most beautiful apparition, already haunting every corner of my mind.
What happened to wanting to kill me and ravage me for your own uses? Have you grown a heart as fast as you healed the wounds I have left on your body?”
When I was away, you danced around my mind like a man’s deepest regret, ferocious and intoxicating.
I want you, Alina. All of you. Every hair on your head, every tear, laugh, and scream that rips from your delicate vocal cords will all become mine.”
I wanted more than to have her close. I wanted her to crawl under my skin and make a home out of my rib cage, for my heart would only beat for her.