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Good girls like her weren’t made for guys like me. And bad boys never fell for girls like her.
“Every time I fucking touched you, it was like touching an angel, Gemma. Perfect and captivating. I felt unworthy every single time.”
“You’re mine,” I whispered against her sweet taste. “Give me everything you have. I’ll take it.”
“I think I might fucking love you, Gemma.” My heart stopped as my eyes shut, trying to push away the uncertainty of everything to come. “But I can’t.”
“You scare the hell out of me because you are my weakness, Gemma Richardson, and if the wrong people get a hold of that, like my father or Bain’s father, they will show no mercy. You will be used as a bargaining chip, just like my mother.”
The sickening feeling of dread and worry was quickly washed away as Isaiah bent his head down and placed our foreheads together. He nodded against me, our warmth mingling, and then his lips touched mine, and I fell into him. I fell hard and swiftly, and it was irreversible. We gripped one another tightly, and I didn’t think either of us wanted to let go.
I said it before, and I’d say it again: Gemma Richardson was the one person I’d give up my humanity for.
My voice was breathy as I watched him trail light kisses around the entire diameter of my scarred wrist. Isaiah’s mouth stayed on my skin until he slowly dropped that arm and started on the other.
“Feel me inside of you. Fuck my fingers and know that you deserve to be worshiped. Do what feels good for you and only you.”
“I fucking love you, Gemma. So much that I would burn the world down for you.”
“I love you, and I will not stop trying to make the world a better place for someone like you.”
I didn’t feel fear often, but it seemed the more I fell for Gemma, the more it surfaced, and it felt like my profound duty to make everything safe and rid the world of people like Judge fucking Stallard.
“You are addicting, and all fucking day, I’ve had to sit back and watch you from across the room, too afraid to touch you because—” Shit.
Gemma and I together could put stars in the sky. That was how it felt when we touched. It was…intense and powerful. All-consuming. Like the fucking universe swallowing everything in its path. My ribs felt like they were ready to crack open at any given second with her in my arms. It was terrifying.
“That’s because I’m shielding you from it.” His hands came around my face, and he pulled me onto the floor and into his lap. “Trust me when I say I’ll protect you and keep you safe, Gem.
My knee hit the floor as I bent down in front of her, realizing that I would never bend down for anyone but her.
“It’s messed up in mine, too.” I paused. “The only time it’s bearable is when I’m with you.”
“Seeing you smile is my favorite thing. You need to do it more often. Promise me you’ll smile more when you’re gone.”
said I would burn the world down for you, and I meant it.”
I loved him. And he deserved my love. Every bit of it.
Gemma and I were destined to burn from the start, but it felt like I was the only one burning alive.
you cry, I’ll wipe your tears. If you have nightmares, I’ll wake you up. If you break down right here in front of me, I will piece you back together. I’m not leaving your side, and you aren’t leaving mine, either.”
“But I know damn well, deep down, you want me to. You know you like breaking rules with me, Gem. And I have to say, sitting on the table in the middle of breakfast, tongue-fucking your new boyfriend…is kind of against the rules.”
“I love it. Did you seriously draw Hogwarts on my wall? All by yourself?” The awe in his blue eyes warmed my heart. I nodded slowly. “I did. Does it look okay? I’ve never seen Harry Potter, so I just looked at a picture on the Internet and tried my best.” His little mouth flew open, and he snapped his head to Isaiah. “She’s never seen Harry Potter, Isaiah!”
