Take Me Apart (Vitale Brothers, #1)
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Before I knew it, I was cleaning the entire apartment.
Helene Svendsen
hahaha
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I watched him pick up my cat and disappear into the bathroom. Twenty minutes later, he came out with Penelope wrapped in a towel, drying him off.
Helene Svendsen
haahah cleaned both his apartment and his cat lol
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Meet me at 7th Circle in an hour?”
Helene Svendsen
what in the shadow grove
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He braced himself, crouched, and I went up onto his shoulder as if I weighed nothing.
Helene Svendsen
hahahah
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A quick, hard swat landed on my ass, and I blinked. Had he just slapped my butt?
Helene Svendsen
haha
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“You’re mine,” he growled.
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I pushed my face against his neck and breathed him in. It was calming in the way it quieted the noises around me and grounded me to the spot.
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It just feels like there’s always something more important than me out there. To everyone I know.
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“Didn’t you hear when I said you were mine?” A shiver ran up my spine. “Y-yeah,” I muttered. “But that’s just something people say when they’re screwing.” “I don’t just say things.”
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“I’m not letting you go, Tex,”
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A soft smile graced Tex’s face, and I was instantly hit with the desire to chain him up. I wanted him to smile at me like that, only me.
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“I didn’t say I was staying with you.” I grabbed a bag and began neatly filling it with clothes. “I don’t recall asking.”
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“I bought him four cat trees. Two can go upstairs, one in the living room and the other is mounted on the walls.”
Helene Svendsen
awww
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“You’re shit at listening.” I grabbed another box and handed it to him. “I’m never letting you go, Tex Caster.”
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“But I’m not craving drugs or even alcohol.” He licked his lips as his eyelids lowered and his pupils dilated. “I found something far more intoxicating and just as deadly.”
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In Enzo’s arms, I could fall apart and know that he would take the lead.
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In another life, I could be Enzo’s. And he would do anything for me.
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Who knew a man like Enzo Vitale would be jealous of a little old cat?
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“Want to talk about why there is a cop passed out in your bed with your cum leaking out of his ass?” Gin asked.
Helene Svendsen
hahah
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“If I can’t have you, then no one can.”
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I was the one that should have been protected, and she was still defending him.
Helene Svendsen
yeah
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“What I did find out, however, is that whoever is currently toying with the Vitales is more than likely a cop.”
Helene Svendsen
yah his partner probs cause hes shady someway
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“Don’t let me see you again, Tex. I showed mercy this time. Next time? I’ll kill you.”
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“R-r-ro-ro… Rourke… Houghton.”
Helene Svendsen
knew it
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No one stole from the Vitale family and lived to see another day.
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“I’m going to drag him home.”
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“He’s a cop.” “He’s the man I love.”
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I loved Tex Caster, and there was a future for us even if I had to clear the way with blood.
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“Tex?” “Yeah,” I muttered. “I love you.”
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I love you more than I’ve ever loved another human being in my life.
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“Then trust I will put you back together.”
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I’m done. I’ll return my gun and badge and finish the appropriate paperwork tomorrow after I turn over the evidence.”
Helene Svendsen
well then
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Enzo grinned, and my world lit right up. “You called me your boyfriend.”
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Enzo’s smile grew, bordering on insanity. “Happier than I’ve ever been.”
Helene Svendsen
awww
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“I’ve never been on a date,”
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“Dating seemed to be a waste of time. I had far more important things to do.”
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“But it was your idea to go on a date.”
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“You’re the most important thing to me.”
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“Know any time you hurt him, I will return the favor to you.”
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“I’d kill for you.”
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“From now on, I’m the only one allowed to hurt you or make you cry. Every inch of you belongs to me.” I bit his lip. “Even your life.”
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“Don’t break my brother’s fucking heart, or I’ll rip yours out while you watch.”