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Nika turned away, striding toward the vehicles "You’re not like et things done ht up with her and, despite his better judgers around her arm and pulled her to a stop She was so delicate, all he’d have to do was tighten his fist and crush her bones, so he paid close attention to the pressure he exerted

"You’re not driving back using borrowed knowledge of how to operate a car," he told her

"Watch me"

She shouldn’t push hie--how fast he could lose control But she didn’t know She’d never seen one of his rages She’d never seen what he could do when provoked He’d been able to turn all that rage on the Synestryn, but right now, there were none to be found He was out here alone with Nika with no one to witness a thing

His fingers tightened around her ared hierous he could be Maybe then she’d leave him alone

A sharp jab to his chest startled hi up at hi a bully I don’t like it"

"What makes you think I care what you like?"

"I know you I’ve felt the thing growing inside you It’s big and it’s ugly, but you’re stronger than it is You’re a good hter He couldn’t help it "I’le part left of rabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down until he was at eye level with her He let her do it He knew better, but the closer she pulled hi he was to let her have her way He’d let her scream at him all she liked; then he’d put her in his truck and take her hoe to toss her to the cold ground and fuck her, she was relatively safe

But Nika didn’t yell Instead, before he could figure out what she was going to do, before he could stop her, she pressed her lips to his in a sweet, chaste kiss

Desire flared to life, eclipsing everything else He couldn’t remember the last time a woman had kissed him--he always took his whores from behind--but even if he could relessness inside this moment

Nika’s ht, it was over before he’d even gotten a real taste of her

He wantedht and he wanted to consume her so that that sweetness was all his, forever

He took her head in his hands, holding her still He was going to give her a real kiss--one that staked a claiotten herself into He’d warned her to stay away Repeatedly She hadn’t, and this was exactly what she deserved

Her soft breath feathered out across his cheek "I alondered what that would be like Thank you"

"For what?" he h his clenched jaw

"My first kiss"

No Fuck no He did not just hear that "First?" It hadn’t even been a real kiss, just a peck

He felt her try to nod, but his grip was too tight to let it happen

First kiss Too innocent Too trusting He had to let go of her He couldn’t ht off his own skin, but he ed to move his hands away froes of mud from his hands dirtied her wherever they touched

He stepped back, his chest billowing like he’d been running for days His heart pounded hard against his ribs, and with every beat, the pressure in his head grew

Nika reached for hi her touch If she touched hiain, he’d lose control The darkness would take him and Nika would pay the price

He reached into his wallet, pulled out several bills, and tossed theround at her feet "Go," he told her "Go ho?"

To find as many Synestryn or hookers as fast as he could "None of your fucking business Leave I got the daret it"

She picked up theher eyes from him "You need me One of these days I’ll be able to show you I’m not crazy--at least, not about that"

"Go Now" Before he stopped her

"I’ll wait for you at home If you don’t come back so we can talk, I will come find you"

Her promise fell heavily on his shoulders as she turned and left