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“We’re riders,” he says, as if that’s explanation enough. He takes hold of my hands and brings them to his chest. “So do whatever you need to get it out. You want to yell? Yell at me. You want to hit something? Hit me. I can take it.” Hitting him is the last thing I want to do, and suddenly, I’m done fighting it. “Come on,” he whispers. “Show me what you’ve got.” I surge up on my toes and kiss him.
His eyes darken, and I know I’ve won. “Fuck me, this hair,” he says, then hovers his mouth over mine. “And this mouth. All I ever want to do is kiss you, even when you piss me off.”
“Stop being so fucking honorable and fuck me, Xaden.”
“Look at you. You’re fucking beautiful, Violet. Let go for me.”
“Should I get the wingleader?” Tairn flat-out laughs in my head.
“I don’t deserve you.” His arm curls around my hips and he tugs me closer. “But I’m going to keep you all the same.”
“I fucking love your hair. If you ever want to bring me to my knees or win an argument, just let it down. I’ll get the point.”
“You love me, and—” “Loved,” I correct him, sidestepping so I can get some fucking space and then taking it. “Love!” he shouts, stopping me in my tracks and earning us a glance from every rider within hearing distance. “You love me.”
“You can kill them.” He yanks me close and kisses my forehead. “There is no me without you,” he says against my skin.
Knowing they’ll all live, I let gravity claim my body and slide from Tairn’s back. “VIOLET!” I hear Xaden’s scream as I fall.
“I’ll take care of you. Just…just live. Please live.”
“I’m not afraid of hard work, especially not when I know just how sweet the rewards are. I would rather lose this entire war than live without you, and if that means I have to prove myself over and over, then I’ll do it. You gave me your heart, and I’m keeping it.” She already owns mine, even if she doesn’t realize it.
