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She started to thrash around and then heard the sweetest sound that had ever reached her ears. “I got you, Bella.” Zsadist’s voice. Low. Full of strength. “You’re safe. You’re out of there. And you’re never going back.” He had come for her.
“It is a name. David. It says ‘David.’” Wrath growled. “In her skin? That animal—” Z cut his king off. “I will kill that lesser. So help me God, I will chew on his bones.”
His back, with its streaks of scars, flexed as he bent over. Seeing the cruel pattern, she was struck with the need to know exactly what he’d been through. All of it. Each and every lash. She’d heard the rumors about him; she wanted his truth. He’d survived what had been done to him. Maybe so could she.
Phury’s voice cracked. “She won’t have me, Z. She wants—” “She doesn’t know what she wants. She’s coming out of hell.” “You are the one. For her, you are the one.” As Zsadist’s eyes slid to the closed door, Phury pushed, even though it killed him. “Listen to what I’m saying, my brother. She wants you. And you can do this for her.” “The hell I can.” “Z, do it.”
Zsadist’s voice was quiet. “I hated the idea that you were frightened and alone. That someone had hurt you. I couldn’t…let it go.” Bella stopped breathing and glanced over her shoulder. “I didn’t sleep for those six weeks,” he murmured. “All I could see when I shut my eyes was you, calling out for help.”
When she would have shot out of bed, his hand clamped on her arm. “That was my first kiss, okay? I just didn’t expect it.” Bella stopped breathing. How was that possible? “Oh, for chrissakes, don’t look at me like that.” He let go and went back to staring at the ceiling. His first kiss…“Zsadist?” “What.” “Will you let me do that again?”
He looked doubtful for a moment. Then he touched her again. “You’re perfect. And God, you’re soft. I’ve got to know…” He leaned down, his shoulders bunching up hard. She felt a velvet brush. His lips.
“Bella, I don’t think I can stop. There’s this…roar in my head telling me to keep my mouth on you. How can I make this…okay for you?”
“She is more beautiful than I have words for.” He lifted his eyes to Phury’s. “And last night I was blessed beyond measure to serve her.”
