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moving around the white leather couches to the baby grand piano covered in boxes and wires. She paused. His family had been asking him for years to play for them, but he only played for himself. He refused unless he’d perfected the piece. Somehow, he never had the time to practice enough for perfect. Now that he had one arm, suddenly all he wanted to do was play.
The absurdity of her situation and the lyrics caused a new wave of laughter, because the man, the one this room belonged to, was exactly the kind of person the song was about. Who she needed and wanted him to be. Except he cared for no one but himself. And she was a Sinner.
“What are you going to do to me?” she demanded, realizing that he wasn’t letting her go. He looked down at her. “You’re my mate, Alice. I’ll do whatever the fuck I want.”
when it’s darkest, we know the sun is almost here.”
The view is better in here and you’re not using it, so it’s mine now. I licked it.
“Flint was friends with the driver who crashed into you all those years ago. He hated that he never stopped his friend from getting into the car that night, and making amends was the sole reason he got a job at Biolum Tech—that’s the original Syndicate lab. He was so filled with guilt that he donated most of his salary to you. For years.”
“Pride is a double-edged sword, Alice. It can drive someone to great heights, but it can make you lose your wings. He doesn’t need someone to help him fly, he’s got that down. He doesn’t even need someone to break his fall. He needs someone strong enough to fly with him into the sun and hold him when it burns. Do you understand?”
Parker was a perfectionist for a reason. He was afraid no one would want him if he failed.
The last thing she remembered before drifting off to sleep was a low vibrating rumble from the base of his throat that sounded suspiciously like a purr.
“I hate that I need you so much it hurts. That I want to fuck you senseless every time I smell you. That there’s this animal part of me that cares nothing for decorum or decency. It wants to bite anyone else who comes near you. It wants to devour you and feast on you until there’s nothing left.” His eyes fluttered at the memory of her intimate taste, craving it with a passion that made him painfully aroused.
Anguish hit him. “Alice. I’m going to spend my life proving that you’re not going to Hell and Heaven is here with me. Do you understand?”
“Does this mean you accept my proposal?” She put her hands on her hips. “No, it doesn’t. That was a shitty proposal. Do better!”
