The Ritual (L.O.R.D.S., #1)
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Never show weakness. A Lord does not feel. He’s a machine.
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“I’ll own you, Blake.” He shortens my name, his free hand comes up, and he trails a finger down my neck over my racing
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pulse, making my body break out in goose bumps. “And I think that’s exactly what you want.”
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“Don’t be ashamed, Blake,” he whispers in my ear. “You’re my chosen one. Be proud. I know I am.”
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“I’m going to fuck you right here, right now. That mouth is mine. That ass is mine. That cunt is mine. You’re fucking mine.”
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“You live for me now.” He licks up the side of my neck to my ear. “And I for you.”
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He thrusts in a second finger, and I suck in a deep breath from my nose, closing my watery eyes. “You serve and obey me. I protect and own you.”
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I’m here to get a job done and get back to Blake.
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will marry Blake, and she will be my wife—forever. I will not be marrying Cindy
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I’m obsessed with her. To the point I want to hide her from the world. I don’t want another man looking at her, let alone talking to her.
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“You were mine yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” He gently kisses my forehead. The tenderness a contradiction to his threatening words. “And you will continue to be mine forever.”
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lick my parted lips and take in a deep breath, trying to calm my breathing. “You’ll have to find me first.”
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“I can see you, touch you, and kiss you.” I wipe it away with my thumb. “I can love you.” My eyes drop to her plump lips, and her bottom one trembles. “You, Blakely Rae Archer, are my heaven.”
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“I made a vow to protect you, Blake, and I’ll show anyone who tries to hurt you my version of hell.”
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“Fuck, Blake,” he growls, pulling his face from mine. His lips drop to my neck, and I tilt my head to the side. “I love you so goddamn much.”
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“I’ve always been a selfish person, Blake. Willing to do whatever it takes to get where I want to be. And out of all the things I’ve done,
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you are by far the greatest reward for my selfishness.”
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I was forced to pick her as my chosen, but she continues to choose me every day. And that is what I call heaven. Because life without her would be hell.