A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1)

by Vasilisa Drake

“I don’t know if I believe there’s such a thing as safety,” I admitted. To my surprise, he didn’t tell me I was wrong. “That’s a fair answer, so let me change the question. Do you think anyone will do a better job keeping you safe than I would?” “No,” I conceded. Raphael nodded. “That’s right. As long as you’re here with me, dove, you’re mine. And I protect what’s mine. Ruthlessly.”

“Samara, there is nowhere in this world I would not go if you wished me to.”

“I do not pity you,” Raphael repeated. “Little viper, I find you irresistible.” I scoffed. “That’s madness.” “Because you make me mad,” he growled.

“You haunt my thoughts constantly, yet I fear I am not in yours with anything but contempt. Tell me, Samara. If I took you now, would you hate me? Regret me? Or would you crave me as ruthlessly as I crave you?”