Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)

by Keri Lake

How tragic that a woman’s worth equated to the depth of a man’s pockets.

“Well, that was about as fun as stroking my cock with a gauntlet.”

“Beg all you like.” He let out a sardonic chuckle. “I’d quite like to see you on your knees.”

“Because I’m a jealous cunt who refuses to entertain thoughts of you lying next to another man. Is that explanation enough?”

“I want you. I want you so desperately that I’d kill anything with a pulse just to have you for one night. This insatiable craving I feel …” A muscle in his jaw twitched with the tension in his words and he squeezed my hand. “I can’t fucking breathe. I ache for you, Maevyth. Believe me when I say this.”