NE'S

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sheets still held the scent of him, cold and wild. But he was gone

was never meant to belong to anyone else. There was no mercy in his touch, not even tenderness. Just fire and fury. I'd been

n the drawer and slipped them on. Every movement reminded me of him-of his hands, h

Lyra stirring something on the stove. She

cess of earthquakes

d at her

oser. "The whole damn mansion was shaking las

hed. "Wait...

called the guards thinking something was wrong, but then I

ce with my hand

ed. "So? W

aid, biting back a g

ails. I need the filthy,

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n't take him," I whis

grinning like the devil herself. I rolled my

e dungeons. But it didn't feel like a prison, not rea

bed, staring at the ceilin

tly, sitting besi

rkening his eyes. "You w

hed. "L

cracking. "Do you have any idea what that felt like?

es. "If I resisted, he would've hurt you. I couldn't

y. "But it stil

spered. "I'm yours.

over me, but as our bodies pressed together, I couldn't deny the truth: this d

s pants when Lyra

gods-

aid quickly, adj

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hy?" Lia

er head. "I

turned to Liam. "I'll

tight. I kisse

ambers. The air was colder here. Thicker. I cl

e, sire?" My voic

a storm. "For the last time,

es-something haunte

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roat. "He's... he's

lie to me," he snarled. "You think I didn't see

because I thought

he said, his v

ease, don'

n was alr

I screamed, chasing hi

n stormed in. "Fabi

, fists flying, pinn

aking around with her?" he

u're going t

e first time I've se

the fists. But I didn

d Liam's head

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ke a gunshot. Liam

beside him, hands sh

" I whispered. "

ged me upstairs, back to his chambers. H

each you a les

We were together for three years... You

re lying to me," he growled, stri

hispered. "Maybe you sh

what you

shaking. "No matter what you

hing dark flicker

e move

ked it back. Pain seared t

p your thoughts to y

ou're hur

sh against mine, devouring, punishing, desp

he pull

d coldly, "remember

ilence. I curled up on the bed and

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