Twisted Hate (Twisted, #3)

by Ana Huang

My pulse kicked up at the sound of my name in that deep, slightly husky voice.

My breath caught in my throat. An unwitting mental image of his nothing flashed through my mind, and a hum of electricity surged through my blood, so swift and unexpected I lost my words.

But there were times, like now, when I yearned to experience that kind of unconditional love. To have someone care for me through the good, the bad, and the inevitable mistakes I made.

When I’m not with her, I wish she were there. When I am with her, I want that moment to last forever.

“Because you’re mine,” I said against her mouth. “Let another man touch you, Jules, and you’ll find out just how easily I can take a man’s life as I can save one.”

Strong. Comforting. Logical. He was everything I needed when I needed it.

Now, she was beautiful in a way that made me want to drown in her, to let her fill every inch of my soul until she fucking consumed me. It didn’t matter if it killed me, because in a world where I was surrounded by death, she was the only thing that made me feel alive.

I didn’t know how I ever thought Jules was insufferable, because as it turned out, she was pretty damn extraordinary.

The monsters in our imagination are often worse those in reality.

All I knew was, he set me ablaze, and I never wanted the fire to go out.

Every breath, every heartbeat, every blink. Normal bodily functions that all just hurt.

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“Because you’re it for me. Whether it’s today, tomorrow, a year, or decades from now, that’ll never change.” Josh’s lips brushed against my skin before he pulled back, his face taut with emotion. “I’m human, Red. I’ve made mistakes in the past, and I’ll make many more in the future. But one mistake I’ll never make is letting you go, not when there’s even a sliver of a chance left for us. Because the possibility of you is better than the reality of anyone else.”

“You’re the only thing that could make me happy forever.”

“In case it’s not clear, I fucking love you, Jules Ambrose, even when you drive me crazy. Especially when you drive me crazy.”

It was comforting to know that no matter how much some things changed, others will always stay the same.

I smiled, wondering how the fuck I ever thought Jules was anything other than my perfect match.

“It’s more than a promise, Red. It’s a guarantee.”

“Hell with you sounds like heaven to me.”