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All my plans come to a halt when my gaze clashes with dark-blue eyes. Familiar eyes. The eyes of my enemy and the target of my revenge. Landon fucking King.
I’m standing in front of none other than the Landon King. A charming god, a genius sculptor, and, most importantly, an insufferable bastard.
Some monsters get off on your reaction to pain more than the fact that they’re inflicting it, so never put yourself in a position where you’re someone’s source of entertainment.
“Better close your windows at night. You never know what might crawl through them.”
“I don’t believe in ghosts.” “Oh? Why not?” “Real monsters are scarier and a lot more common than invisible paranormal creatures.”
“You really shouldn’t have caught my interest. Now, I’ll have to swallow you alive, little muse.”
“More like your Grim Reaper, because I’ll slice your throat while you sleep.” He laughs. “You’re such a menace, I want to gobble you up.” “I’ll give you indigestion, asshole.” “Worth it, muse.” “Not sure you’ll think the same when you’re drowning in a pool of blood.” “Blood. Yum. You just keep ticking all the kink boxes today.”
Mia speaks two words in her sleep and I’m ready to impregnate her with my fucking child so she’ll have no way out.
Maybe, just maybe, I’m irrevocably bewitched by that soft voice and I refuse to believe that was the last time I’ll hear it.
I’m bored. We’re done. Then I block his number and his IG.
He’s fiddling with the IV tube as if he wants to remove it. I jog to his side and place a hand on his. “What are you doing?” He looks up at me, his face a bit drowsy and his eyes unfocused. “Mia, is that you?” “Yeah. What are you trying to do?” “Coming to see you.” “But you’ve been shot!” “Why should that stop me?”
“Who says I’m unable to love you?” “You couldn’t say it earlier.” “Because I don’t like to label what I feel for you as love. This”—he points between us—“is much more potent and twisted than mere love. If loving someone means letting them go and wishing them happiness with someone else, then I don’t subscribe to that definition. But if love means protecting and wanting to take care of you till my dying day, then I love you more than anyone has ever loved another human being.”
While I can’t possibly be your Prince Charming—and rightly so, since he’s an overrated idiot—and I can never be neurotypical, whether genetically or mentally, I promise you this, Mia. I’ll always see your perspective before mine, not because I have to, but because I want to. I’m in for the long haul.”
“Are you sure you told them I was coming?” “On my face? Why would I tell Mum and Dad that?”
“Thank you for letting me into your world.” “Thank you for being my world.” “Thank you for helping me get my voice back.” “Thank you for letting me hear it.”