For the Power (For the Blood, #2)
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To open up and make friends, to let people in, to care meant the possibility of loss and pain and grief.
Paxton Tilghman
Felt.
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“Congratulations. You three have been selected to be modified. Welcome to Genesis.”
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Oop.
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the Fangs belong to me. I need them and you’re not taking them.” I met the djinn’s gaze levelly. His brows shot up. “Belong to you?” It was a strong word, but it didn’t feel like a lie. I lifted my chin. “Yeah. They’re mine. If you want them, you’re going to have to go through me.”
Paxton Tilghman
Ok miss gurl
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Shit. I’d just made out with a Fang in full view of an unwilling audience, and the only thought going through my head was, when could I do it again?
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He frowned slightly. “Is love finite? Are you saying your heart isn’t big enough to love and be loved by more than one man?”
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what did he see when he looked at me? A woman eager to finally close her eyes and freefall? What was I seeing? A man teetering on the brink of relinquishing control. The knowledge sent a wicked thrill through me.
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“Who died and left you in charge?” Logan asked. “The same person that gave you your shitty attitude.”
Paxton Tilghman
I literally live for their banter
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“So, you and Ash?” He wriggled his brows. “Glad to see you took my advice.” He made to brush past me but paused to lean in and whisper in my ear, “My offer is still on the table, by the way.”
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“You do realize he wants to fuck you, right?” “Shut up, Logan,” Jace said. “Enough.” My neck heated but my face remained impassive. “And I’d love a cup of coffee. What has that got to do with anything?” Sage snorted. “She knows. I laid those cards right on the table straight off. I’m not the type to wrap my feelings in angst.”
Paxton Tilghman
lol shadeee
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“Ash feels things differently from others. He feels more intensely. He will commit himself to you, and he will be there for you regardless of what you decide, because ogres mate for life, and I think … I think Ash’s ogre genes have him seeing you as a mate.”
Paxton Tilghman
YAS FATE DO YA THANG
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I feel it too. I don’t think I could leave Ash even if I wanted to.
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“Leave them. They’ll just add unnecessary weight to the packs,” Logan said. “Just like your existence adds unnecessary weight to the world.”
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😂😂😂
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mishaps. Hope, the enticing whore, dropped me a wink, but fate, the treacherous cow, decided she’d do one better and blow me a kiss, because in the next moment howls rose up to the east.
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😅😅😅
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My heart felt too full, and three words sprang to my lips. I bit down on my bottom lip to stop myself from saying them, because despite this strong connection, despite this need to be in each other’s gravitational fields, it was too soon. We barely knew each other, and once those words were out, there was no taking them back. I wanted to, needed to be sure. His eyes crinkled, and his mouth moved—three little words that crushed the air from my lungs and brought tears to my eyes.
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🥹🥹🥹 sweet boy
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Would it bother him that I’d kissed Sage? Did it bother me? It felt natural. Like it was meant to be. Like we were meant to be. Is this how Julia had felt with the Fangs? This longing for each of them, this ache in her soul. Once the world was no longer a fucked-up mess, maybe we’d be able to figure out what we all were to each other.
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His big bad presence, his fiery gaze, his humor, and the way he could cut right through my bullshit. Whereas Ash was an anchor to steady me, Sage was a reality check that grounded my emotions. Maybe I did need him after all?
Paxton Tilghman
You do
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“I thought you were dead.” His voice was so soft I barely caught the words. But I’d seen the flash of relief on his face just before he’d shut it down and turned away. A lump formed in my throat because that look couldn’t be found on a face that didn’t care. He cared. He fucking cared, and if not for him, I’d be dead.
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“The drive to unravel, the need for knowledge, and a noble heart which will need to be circumvented—we knew about all these traits when we put you together.”
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Plot TWIST
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You’re a chimera, Eva. The combinations of several zygotes from different supernatural species. Your foundation was human and the rest …” I held up a hand. “Stop. What am I exactly?” “Oh, um, let me see. Djinn, a dash of Vladul, some Fang, and quite a bit of fey.
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Fated matessss come thruuuuuy
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Time for the genes we’d built you with to begin to have an effect on your overall makeup.” “What do you mean? Take effect?” Sage asked. The clone’s eyes darkened in the way that happens before someone is about to deliver bad news, and my stomach clenched in anticipation. What more? What more could he throw at me.
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blood. I’ve studied your bloodwork, and the marker is indeed dissolving; you have maybe a month left before it breaks down and the supernatural genes inside you begin their war for dominion over your body.” “And then what?” I forced the words out, knowing what was coming and hating myself for needing to hear it spelled out. “And then … It will kill you.”
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☠️☠️☠️
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But you can save everyone else before you go. Don’t fall at the last hurdle, sweetheart. You can do this. Fuck you, Dad. Fuck you.
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Finally lol fuck you dad!
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“Look at me. Look at me, dammit.” I raised my eyes to his glittering, angry ones. “What?” “You don’t get to do this. You don’t get to come into our lives, turn it inside out, and then just check out.”
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OMG ITS HAPPENING
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I shoved him away, struggling to find the breath to speak. “Why are you doing this? Why now? Damn you, Logan. I’m dying. Do you get that? It’s over.” His mouth turned down in anger and his free hand pinched my chin, forcing me to look at him. “It’s only over if you give up. And I won’t let you. I won’t let you tear into my life and force my heart to beat again only to crush it. You don’t get to fucking check out. You have to live.”
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“You don’t want to live?” His hand slid down my abdomen toward my waistband. Oh, God. My body was alive and aching for this. “Fuck you, Logan.” “No, Eva. Fuck you.” With one deft move he yanked down my slacks and pushed me down over the desk. One huge hand pinned me to the wood and the other pulled down my panties and cupped me. I was wet for him, ready for the slide of his fingers as they slipped over my throbbing need. Oh, God. Oh, fucking God. “You want to die?” He adjusted the rhythm, making me squirm and gasp. “You want to not feel?”
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🫣🫣🫣 me
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“Dammit, Eva. Shit.” He gripped the back of my neck, his fingers unyielding. “Don’t. Fucking. Move.” My body went completely still at his command. “Good girl. That’s right.” His voice was a raw purr.
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🫣🫣🫣🫣
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“Please what? Say it, Eva?” I squeezed my eyes shut, hating myself. Hating him. Wanting him. “Please, fuck me.” “With pleasure.”
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Banter turned smexy talk is my favorite
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“That’s what you’re giving up, Eva. Life, sensation, my cock inside you. You’re a fighter, a survivor, so fucking fight.”
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Say less
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That’s it, that look said. You’ve purged the fear, now we get up and we fight. We find a solution. We find a way.
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“Fuck it.” He cupped my face in his huge hands. “You ignited my heart and that means something. That’s a connection I won’t lose. Of all the djinn DNA in all the world, you were woven with the spark that was meant to burn alongside mine. There has to be a way to save you, and I vow to you now that I will find it. I’ll find it, or I will burn alongside you.”
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DECLARE THAT LOVE SAGE
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Mission objective: Eradication of all non-Fang supernatural signatures. Mission status: Active.
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Tobias where have you been locaaa