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A drop of precum glistened on the head, begging me to lean over and taste it. So I did.
I wasn’t a fool. If I got my way, it wouldn’t be long before I was riding that man like the stallion he was.
Harlow, who was battling five demons. Alone. Laughing.
A giggle burst from Harlow’s lips before he could stop it. “Bestie, time for another demonic boyfriend lesson. If Cal had his way, he’d chain you to his bedpost and wait on you hand and foot for the rest of eternity if that kept you safe. He’s trying to be more…human, for your sake.”
“Sweetheart, you had to live through it. I can make it through listening to it.”
“I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve you.” “Something bad, I imagine,” he quipped. “Why would you say that?” He grimaced. “Because I’m a demon. I have a lot of enemies. Being with me is dangerous. You should be with someone better, someone normal.” I scowled at him. “You are the best person I’ve ever met, demon or not. If I can’t put myself down or apologise for who I am, neither can you.” The corner of his mouth twitched. “Touché. As long as I’m making you happy, that’s all I care about. If not putting myself down makes you happy, that’s what I’ll do.”
There was a loud crack as the table chose that moment to give up. Fortunately, my arms were still holding Oscar. Lifting him away, we silently stared at the broken front leg. “It died for a worthy cause,” Oscar intoned in a serious voice. “We’ll give it the burial it deserves.” We both stared at each other before we burst out laughing. We didn’t stop as I carried him into our bedroom and dropped him on the bed. After locating a washcloth, I rinsed it under warm water and used it to clean Oscar up, peppering him with tender kisses as I went.
“I think you’ve been reading too many of those romance books that Oscar likes.” “Enemies to lovers is a top trope,” Oscar said. “It could have merit.”
“We just fucked in a closet. In The Closet. If we get caught leaving here, the irony might kill me.”
And the best thing of all? I hadn’t had a single anxiety attack.
“A bookshop?” She waggled her eyebrows at Oscar. “No wonder you like him. He looks like a fucking wet dream and he owns a bookshop?”
“Simmer down, boys. The point I was trying to make is that I’ve seen the way you look at Oscar and the happiness he’s brought to your life and…well…I want that for myself.” The three of us were stunned into silence. Mori came to me and chucked his knuckles against my chin. “Thank you for making my brother so happy. If I can find even an ounce of what you guys have, I’ll consider myself a very lucky demon.”
His eyes were swimming with an emotion I couldn’t pinpoint. “You’re…glowing, Oscar. I’ve not seen you look so happy or relaxed in…well, in a very long time.”
“Less of the judgment, please. I’m not the one who had to be taken to A&E because he was too scared to buy a dildo, so he used a shampoo bottle instead.”
“I’m not okay,” he whispered. “I’m so much better than okay. I stood up to him. I fought him off. He doesn’t have any power over me anymore.” I pulled him to me in a rough embrace. “I’m so fucking proud of you, sweetheart. I couldn’t have asked for a better man to wear my mark.” “Thank you for killing him for me,”

