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I’m breathless as the killer they call James declares his love for me In the backyard of the brother he stole me from, in full view of anyone who cares to watch

"Did you know Vincent was going to try andhis green eyes, , Harper Fenici" I s, but I have it all locked away up here" He taps the side of his head

"I can’t decide if you’re a brazen fool, an evil h to believe I could have a woman like you But my determination paid off I’ve had ets evil And the people I killed were doing their share of begetting As far as a gentle man, well"--he smiles--"only with you, Harper And our children, when they coain, and we dance that way, barely , content to be in each other’s arms, even if we are in the lion’s den Until finally et sleepy And then he leads me upstairs to my room and we undress each other slowly He touches my body like he’s never touched it before He worships it Not sexually, although it turns me on so bad, my nipples perk and my sex throbs

I touch hiivings But on both accounts, I find none

No scars Just a perfect s Just his honest love

And in that moment, I release myself to him completely

"I am yours, Six"

"And I am yours, Come"

He takes me to bed I stretch out on the white sheets Naked Bare for hiht as Six and Co And the cli to do with sex

He fills me up in a different way now

He fillshe wakes ht touch across my breasts "It’s time, Harper"

We promised each other ould not talk about today until it was really here And now it is "I’"

So he talks And he tells ives very elaborate details He gives a tiivesI’ve ever wanted to know about what this day means What my code ether

He gives me hope

Chapter Thirty

Sasha

"It itches" I scratch the bodice of athers together in long lines of wrinkles along hts? Why the f--"