Forgive Me Father (The Shadows of Darkness Universe, #1)

by Katerina St. Clair

"What I see is a girl who opens her mouth before thinking far too much,"

me

"Good girl. See, you can submit. Try to remember that the next time you feel inclined to open that pretty mouth out of anger,"

good Lord 🥵

Unable to shake my nerves, I take a deep breath, making the executive decision to leave the building and spend the rest of Mass overthinking in my car.

also me

Eden Faulkner. Has the devil himself sent you to test me?

you started this homie 😂👌🏼

"Forgive me, Father-"

she said it!!

“You’re going to ruin me, Eden,” Roman whispers, his fingers tapping the steering wheel. “And I fear I’m going to love every second of it.”

oh my heart

The priest in me knows this obsession is dangerous, that it’s leading me down a path I swore to avoid. But the man—the sinner—can’t help but revel in it, drawn to the darkness like a moth to a flame.

this is... *chef kiss* this is why I eat priest romance, it's so taboo and perfect

my Eden,

She belongs to me, and I’ll be damned if I let anyone else touch her.

"I'll stop once you've completed a Hail Mary," He murmurs, his voice dark and full of promise.

🥵

"If you’re what sinning feels like, Eden, then I will gladly embrace the gates of Hell and beg for God's forgiveness for the rest of my life,"

I have it all planned out. David Faulkner will die a slow, torturous death. One so meticulously cruel that Ted Bundy himself would take notes.

YESSS ROMAN

"I will kiss the ground you walk on, Eden Faulkner, so long as you can handle the demons that trail after me,"

“I’ll handle him another time. Right now, my only focus is getting you safe,” He says firmly. “Do you trust me, Eden?” His question hangs in the air, and I bite my lip before whispering, “Yes.”

I'm soooo glad we're finally here!!

"Look how easily you came crawling to me, pretty girl,

You asked me to choose, Eden. I’ve made my decision. Pack a bag for yourself and your brother. Tonight is the last night either of you will be in that house,"

YES ROMAN

“And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” (Matthew 5:30).

cut off Eric's arm!!! yeaaaaa!!!!