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A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. –Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Are you so sure it’s me? I might not be Kai, right? I could’ve just taken his mask. Or bought one just like it.
“It’s just us, Little Monster,”
“I miss you as a little high school girl, Rika.”
“I wanna fuckin’ see you.”
“Oh, God, you’re going to be fun. I can’t fucking wait.”
“Except just now. Except when you’re wearing your mask. You liked it, didn’t you? It’s the only time I see you feel anything.”
“I know you’re not there,” I told the empty air on the other side. “I know I’ve been doing this too long to keep making excuses, but . . .” I paused, searching for words. “But sometimes I can only talk when no one is listening.”
“I like to watch people. Something new I just discovered about myself.” I ran my hand through my hair, feeling the ends rough with gel. “Wanting to be in it, to feel what they’re feeling, is almost hotter than actually being a part of it.”
“We’re only ever good because there are consequences,” I told her. “Take those away, and everyone shows their true self. Kind of like taking off a mask.”
It’s Devil’s Night, she’d said. She knew what we got up to. She knew me. If she didn’t find me, I’d find her.
“Tell my mother I died well,” I said sarcastically to both of them and then shot a look to Will. “No, actually, you tell her. Michael’s not allowed around my mom anymore.”
“I almost forgot there was a reason Damon was so fucked up.”
“His best friend tried to kill him.”
“We’re his best friends.” “Damon and Will were always closer,”
“Just like the two of us are closer. Will needs Damon. You know he’s spiraling. He needs to face him. So, let us all find the son of a bitch and...
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“Because, holy shit, I need my dick sucked.”
Damon turned and shouted, “Hey, where y’all going? One hot, wet mouth is as good as another, as far as I’m concerned!”
and I pulled my mask on like a helmet. I closed my eyes, savoring it. In here, I was invisible. I could be whomever I wanted. In here, I wasn’t hiding.
She’d fucked with me today. Now I was going to fuck with her.
“I know what you really want,” she said. “You want to know where Damon is. You don’t want to be surprised. And right now, you’re a rat in a maze. You don’t know which way to turn, and you won’t see that you’ve gone the wrong way until you’ve gone too far.”
She’s been watching me?
“You’ll realize how much everything around you sucks and how it’s time to get in the goddamn game, Kai Mori, and take some chances.”
Goddamn her.
“But I’ll pay for The Pope,” I clarified. “Instead, my wedding present . . . will be you.”
“You work for me until the wedding. That’s the deal. Go and tell him my terms.”
I made him nervous.
“Hope you don’t mind tight spaces, little one.”
“You said you wanted to be hunted. Right?”
was raised to be a gentleman,”
“but if you send other men after me, catching my interest will be the worst mistake you ever made.”
“You see, I don’t like being teased,”
“Respect and reverence are important to me, and you have neither. You need to learn a lesson.”
“And she looks easy for us to handle. Together.”
“Say it,” he whispered. “Say what?” “That you only want me.”
“You let me touch you in the confessional booth today. You liked me touching you.”
“Really? I barely remember.”
“Stay?” he asked, heat filling his eyes. “I’d like you to.”
“If I’d known you were this innocent, I wouldn’t have let Michael and myself tease you before.”
“Then we’re on borrowed time, aren’t we?”
“You’ll have to go to confession again tomorrow,” I joked. “Why?” “Kidnapping.”
“Hate to break it to you, kid, but I got that place rigged. No penance for me. Unless you want to go with me,”
“Purge some of your own sins, maybe?”
“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.” “This is my first confession,” he said, telling me what to say next. I inched in, our lips nearly meeting as I stared at his mouth. “This is my first time.”
“I liked it when he did that.”
“You know those boys . . .” he scolded, kissing and biting me up and down. “They like the sweets too much. You have to be stronger and resist.”
“And if I like the swe...
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“I was so scared, but I knew he’d feel good. I craved it so bad.”
“I’ll bet you wanted it,” he said, his fingers grazing my stomach. “I’ll bet you even rubbed yourself on him to show him how much you liked what he was doing.”
“I didn’t mean to push you, okay? I’m an asshole,”
