I Dare You (Dare, #1)
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No amount of holy water could cleanse my soul, and I’m okay with that because when I sinned, I understood that I would one day have to pay.
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Now, I’m not a religious person. Obviously. But I do know this. When I am damned to hell, it’ll be because I fucking earned it.
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“That’s a shame.” He sighs, and his breath skims across my skin, making me shudder. “I like to take pretty, innocent things and destroy them.”
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“You wore red for me again, sweetheart. You wanted my attention. And you got it. Now what are you gonna do with it?”
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Fuck the guys. Fuck the party. And fuck the fact that she hates me. Hate sex is always the best.
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“These waters are infested with sharks. And you are bleeding.” She looks over my shoulder at Cole, then back at me. “But there are worse ways to die.”
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She was built for a man like me—a savage.
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“I wanna watch tears roll down your beautiful face because I think you’re gorgeous when you cry.
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I wanna see blood on your flawless skin because you look like a priceless work of art.
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And I wanna look down at you while you’re on your knees because yo...
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“I wanna make you a beautiful, broken doll, Austin.” Her eyes widen at my confession. “All mine to play with.” I look at her parted lips while licking my own. “All mi...
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I’m gonna bring this bastard to his knees even if it means I have to stay on mine.
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“Pain turns me on, Austin.” He presses his hips into mine and he’s hard. And just like that, I melt like fucking butter.
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“Want me to take you out to my car and fuck you?” “Cole …” I say, but the bell cuts me off.
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“I still wanna hurt you. I still wanna see you bleed. And I think of you bent over that countertop every second of the day.”
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“The way you looked when you came … the way you cried out my name … it just made me want all those things even more. Don’t think I’ve changed, Austin. Because I haven’t. And I won’t.”
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“You should be terrified, sweetheart.” My breath hitches. “Because I’m gonna get what I want.” “Which is?” I can’t help but ask. “Everything you have to give.”
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“I’ll fight you, Cole. I’ll play this game even though I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. But I dare you to smile for me. I dare you to show me something that nobody else sees.”
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“Even the devil catches feelings, or he wouldn’t go into rages. Even he knows how to love.”
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“And you’ve always been the kind of guy who would burn this town down if given a reason.”
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Well, Austin Lowes, I’m about to make you something. Completely fucking mine! And the world is gonna know it.
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“Did you come for me to break you?” His nose traces my jawline. “Because that’s what I need, Austin. I need to break. Destroy. God, I want to wrap my hand around your delicate throat and squeeze while I fuck you.”
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“I wanna see tears run down your gorgeous face with your mouth open in a silent scream. Begging me to stop. Begging me for air. So I’m gonna ask you again. Did you come to cheer me up?”