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“Lifting, smiling back at her giggle, her relief, I tease, “If you want to bleed sweetheart, I can make you bleed. I promise if I do it will be way more fun.”

“You failed her when you turned your back on what you are.”

“Running my fingers into his thick hair, I wallow in the strength and heat surrounding me before he pulls away, giving me such a happy smile it makes my heart rattle inside my chest. There's nothing better in this whole world than to be held in someone's loving stare. A stare they reserve for you.”

“In a perfect patch of paradise he stays immobile for an eternity while the predawn breath strokes his skin and kisses each vertebrae down his spine.”

“With a laugh exposing a kissable mouth and perfect teeth, he glances my way again, his entire demeanor tensing for a second, those dark eyes finally promising more.They haven't just licked me, they've broken my legs, turned my hips inside out, and sucked my nipples so hard I swear to god they are no longer on my body.”

“Pulped in his crushing strength, his hug is enough to smear me over his body like war paint.”

“Eyes sparkling with blue open and stare a scalded soul at me.”

“For why war? Nada ne hurt, sister ne hurt, for why you make vesna sore? For why!”

“I do so love the art of severing boundaries”

“You can only push me so far little slakax, and then I will do what has to be done, with or without your permission.”

“Lady, you have just become a wanted woman. I suggest you start running.”

“He's going to bite me!Instantly the last light in the room fades out as if announcing the reign of darkness.”

“Facing him as I lower the glass from my lips, he's giving me one of those intense moonlit stares.”

“It shatters the game, exposing the players”

“Do not feed fear. Starve it.”

“Hold tight, and I promise to do the same. We don't need a safety net Zena. We have each other.”

“He's as tall as the door, and I'm standing here without remembering the walk across the shadowed parking lot. When he turns to face me the world grinds into slow motion. Even my heartbeat draws out interminably.”

“Fear only has power when I cower under the illusion.”

“Kissing her again, softly, I leave my t-shirt next to her pillow.It's the silent promise that I'll come back again tonight.”

“The activity has pumped out his chest and hardened his abs, and I can't believe I'm even noticing or appreciating it. His smile is naughty, the muscles in his shoulders thick and ripped, undulating with his movement when he adjusts his position for me to get an eyeful.”