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A hot as hell man walks in through my second story balcony. Strolls through my apartment with a confidence I can only dream of having. Flashes me a glimpse of his gun. Then settles in to eat my popcorn.
😂😂
“Now, let’s make a deal.”
“I won’t tell Arthur you’re the one that sent me, and you don’t tell anyone about tonight.”
I sit up and watch, eyes wide, as he bends down and picks up a pair of my underwear from the top of the pile. “Those are dirty,” I choke out. The man smirks at me over his shoulder, as he shoves them into his pocket.
I wipe at my eyes, clearing the water from my lashes and stare at the soggy hundred-dollar bill on the tub ledge, where my body wash should be. “What the hell?”
Not him taking the body wash 😍😭
stole my body wash. Or rather, he paid one hundred dollars in exchange for taking my half-used miniature bottle of body wash. A bottle I splurged on because I loved the dusky rose scent, but could only afford the smallest size. I bite my lip. I can buy the bigger bottle now. My lips pull into a smile.
Very nice exchange 😏
“This is your one chance, Payton.” His voice is rougher than I remember. The deepness of it filling the room. “Your one chance to make the right choice. The only time I’ll let you tell me no.”
for the first time in my life, I’m going to throw safe out the window and give in to my wants. I want to take control of my body. To be touched. I want this man.
“Yeah, Sweet Girl, strip for me. Show me all of you.”
“Off, Payton. Show me those fucking tits.”
“That’s my girl,” he praises me,
I eye the blood on my fingertip, before shoving it into my mouth.
Oh😳
“Say my name, Payton. Tell me who owns this pussy now.”
“That’s right, Baby. This belongs to me.” I thrust in again. “All of you belongs to me now.”
“That’s it. That’s my Sweet Girl. Letting me in so good. So deep.”
“That’s it, Payton.” His words are hot against my ear. “Take me. Feel me.”
“Come fucking cuddle with me.”
If anyone else ever hurts her… A crushing sensation presses into my chest. Somebody did hurt her. My fingers slowly fold into a fist. Somebody hurt her a lot. And it’s time someone hurt him back.
“Take them off, Payton. Now.”
“One fuck and you’re already horny for more. Turned you into the perfect little slut, didn’t I?”
“Please, Nero.” The hands that had balled into fists at her sides reach up and claw at my arm. “I need you.” Fuuuuck. There’s nothing she could say that would affect me more.
She needs me. And I need her.
“I’ll lie, and cheat, and steal, and kill,
and do whatever I need to do to protect you. But I’ll never lie to you about who I am. Okay?”
“Get in the car, Payton.” Nero punctuates his command by pressing his lips to mine in a brief but harsh kiss. And more than anything he said, the kiss shuts me up.
this is the first time
she’s ever looked truly happy. And it makes me crave more. More of her. More of her smiles. More of her happiness. More of her everything. I want to be the one to make her feel that way.
“Now you’re mine.” Cool air flows over my back as the torn fabric is folded open. “Until the day we die.”
“I killed him.” Relief, greater than any emotion I’ve ever felt, consumes me.
“No one touches me but you. And you’re the only woman I’ll ever touch again.”
“I want to mark you. Let people know you’re mine.”
“It needs to be permanent.” I don’t even know if he’s talking to me, or himself. “A tattoo.”
“But it would need to be somewhere people can see.” Nero rocks his hips against me, his cock slowly softening inside me. “Maybe your hand.”
“I keep telling you, Sweet Girl, I’m a bad man. I have enemies that will kill you, or worse, to torture me. And when they find out how much I love you, they’ll battle each other, just to be the first to get to you. And if something ever happened to you…” He sucks in a breath. “I’ll burn this entire city to the ground.”
“You love me?” Nero nods. “I must. There’s no other explanation for how you make me feel.”
“And we’ll never talk about you asking if I was going to kill you.” His hands slip around my neck, and he pulls me into a hug. “I would dig my own heart out of my chest before I’d hurt you.”
“Give her a roll and tell her Payton won’t be working for her anymore.”
Nero said f that job 😏😂😍
“Hey.” King waits a beat. “You know Nero’s a prick, right?” Payton snorts out a laugh, and my head whips to the side to look at her.
“Yeah, in my dreams, and I was fucking an iridescent mermaid.”
I love king he’s hilarious 😂
“I’m not sorry about dragging you into this life with me. I should be. It’s hard and cruel and unforgiving, but you’re just as much mine as the dark is. And that means
you belong here. With me.”
“It’s not going to be a quiet white picket life, but it’ll be ours. And no matter what I do to other people, I’ll never hurt you. Not ever, Payton.”
🥹
“And I’ll give you anything you want. Anything at all. But it’ll still be nothing compared to what you’ll give me.” “What will I give you?” she whispers. “Peace.”
Aww🥹😍
“You know,” he says, when he sees where I’m looking. “Cinderella only left one shoe behind.” I fight my embarrassment by rolling my eyes. “Yeah, and Prince Charming didn’t break into her home to find her.” Nero grins. “The villains always have more fun.”
“What’s mine is off limits. You’re mine. And people need to understand the consequences of what that means.”
Nero came for me. Nero wouldn’t let me go. He’ll never let me go.
She doesn’t smooth out my rough edges. She fits into them. The soft to my hard. My better half, in every way.
“Fuck, Payton,” I keep a grip on her, ramming my hips forward. “You feel so good.”
“I don’t love you because you’re gentle.” I pull back to look at her. “Why do you love me?” “Because you’re mine.”
Her voice is light. Happy. Full of love. And it’s all for me.
