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Phantom (Cat and Mouse, #0)
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Read between June 1 - September 12, 2025
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Men are supposed to be gentle with the women they love. Take care of their fragile bodies and treat them like fine china.
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“Did he hurt you, mia rosa?” Her response is delayed, but she ultimately nods. Another deep breath, though blackness licks at the edges of the little vision I have left. “Will you tell me what he’s done?” “Ronaldo, I don’t . . . I don’t want you to hurt him.” If she’s fearful for his life, then he’s done something that deserves retribution. And that . . . That has a rage so black polluting my insides, my organs feel like they’re wilting and rotting beneath it.
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“I call you my rose because for you, I would take all your pain so you would suffer none,” I tell her softly. “I would go through hell for you. Die for you. Do anything you asked. I love you, mia rosa. More than you will ever know.”
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“When you become the ocean, I will gladly sink into you, mia rosa.”
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“You’re so goddamn pretty when you come. Fuck, Genevieve. Keep fucking my fingers. Your pussy is squeezing them so tight.”
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Every time he released inside me, I always wondered what he was experiencing. His trembling body and quiet grunts spoke of a pleasure far beyond what I felt.
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If he wants to cast stones at me, then I will show him I have a mean throw, too.
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The ensuing silence is heavier than rainfall during a storm.
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Then I come home, and I have to be a husband and a father. I have to make you two happy, buy whatever you two ask for, hear about your days, and make sure the both of you feel loved.”
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“I do so much—” “Ah, yes!” he exclaims sarcastically. “You clean an already clean house, and you cook! It’s wonderful, Gigi,
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He opens his mouth to respond, but I hold up a finger. “I’m not finished!
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“You said you love to look at me, and that’s why God gave me a pretty face and a smokin’ hot body. For your viewing pleasure.
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And anyone who inflicts pain on mia rosa will die. Simple as that.
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The thought of another man laying hands on her had me seeing red.
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all I could think about was letting her slice through me if it meant getting closer to her.
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To be so goddamn deep, a lobotomy couldn’t even carve me out of her head.
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“You’ve never scared me the way you should’ve,” I breathe, my chest heaving and heart pounding. “Whatever gave you the impression that I was a scared little mouse?” He clicks his tongue as if chiding me. “I would guess the moment I make you squeal like one.” A moment later, his teeth are sinking into the soft spot beneath my ear. I’m unable to control the sound that bursts from my throat. High-pitched, just like a damned mouse.
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one corner of his mouth lifts into a smirk and he . . . he walks away!
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It’s so very long, and impossibly thick. Pronounced veins run up his length to the reddened tip, where a bead of liquid drips.
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“That”—I breathe shakily—“is a dangerous weapon.”
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“There is nothing more divine than a cunt that weeps. It would be an honor to taste you, Genevieve.”
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“You taste like nirvana. I could drown in your pussy.”
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“My God, Genevieve,” I choke out. “Are you trying to kill me?” She grins devilishly, crimson and saliva smeared across her chin. “How else will we spend eternity together?”