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“We are beasts, Moira. We scratch that urge when needed. We heartbind when the beast tells us so. No. You and I won’t be dating.” He said the word as if it were poison, leaning closer and inhaling a deep breath. “We’re tied nonetheless. Whether or not it fits the pretty picture of your idealized future makes no difference. You—”
“Tragedy changes us all, Moira. We get to choose how much. Some survive with a few bumps and bruises. Others wear their scars forever and build walls to block the world out.”
Indeed...
“I’m burning for you, Moira. An inferno flares inside every time you come near me.” He traced his tongue over my bottom lip. “I won’t go up in flames alone.” He ground out the words. “You’re going to burn with me. That’s what I want.”
“From the second I laid eyes on you”—he slid out achingly slow, letting me feel every glorious inch—“this is where I longed to be”—he slammed hard and fast, just once, our thighs slapping—“deep inside you.”
“I don’t give a fuck if an entire city burns to the ground. I would have died without you. Don’t you understand?” His hands came up, cradling my face, fingers spreading into my hair along my scalp, his hold too tight. “This is no longer your body, your heart, or your soul. It is mine.”
