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Her eyes dropped to hts

That pissed o "Scars aren’t contagious, dobycha"

She shook her head "Scars aren’t contagious, but your craziness is What makes you think you can wave s for you?"

I crowded her against the glass;to collide with hers

"Because you feel it If I touched you right now I’d probably find you’re wet for h I’m crazy, all I want to do is drive deep inside you--I want to worship you inyou, biting you" I droppedglisten "Forget about everything but how your body feels Do you want ue?"

Her eyes htly vacant with desire "You’rewith ed her touch "You turnhere I can’t"

"You can because you need the money I won’t be satisfied with just once I need to know I can take you whenever I damn ant I want to own you for thirty days with no li her shoulders "Why did it have to happen this way?" She looked up to the ceiling as if she could s her in my path She looked desolate, confused, and sad, so terribly sad

My heart jerked; I ran a hand through ht She was like me More than I knew

"Life hasn’t been kind to you, has it, dobycha?" The angry do toward soft curiosity

Zel froze Her teeth clenched; her sadness was replaced with coldness "That’s none of your business And stop calling ree to my terms, and I’ll call you whatever you want"

She tilted her chin upward "Fine, if you want to know so badly My naht If you touched me now you would find I’m wet for you Wet for the promise of what you offer, for the anticipation of what it would be like, but it doesn’t matter because one, you’re an asshole, and two, I can’t stay here for athe das

I didn’t like was her refusal yet again It was getting fucking tireso this wo away She would stay here aobsession and go back to my sexless lonely life

"Two hundred thousand" My voice roughened, already iive you two hundred thousand for one month of pure access I want to buy your obedience, your body, your mind But most of all I want to buy your secrets"

I expected her to screahten her tiny fists, and s stilled The noises of hts downstairs and the soft notes ofon her bottom lip Nervousness etched her face as she cocked her head "Two hundred thousand?"

I sensed her weakening and knew I’d finally found a figure she’d sell for "Payable in cash at the end of the hts raced over her face, then faded just as fast "You truly are desperate"

My heart stopped Slaoddess like Hazel would never sleep with a gargoyle like ? I could choose any whore to serviceher to wanting to throw her to the ground and ed scar on my cheek "I’ll tell you what I think of you, Obsidian Fox Just because you excite some stupid part of my brain and make me want someone for the first time in years doesn’t mean you can act the scarred villain and scareers for ht I do need the cash, and I’d be willing to do allorious asshole I’ve dealt with enough of them for several lifetier shimmered Vulnerable but fierce--a potent combination for the killer inside I wanted to break her all while letting her shine

She laughed suddenly "You’re insane" Then she muttered under her breath, "I’m insane"

My stomach twisted as she locked her spine and turned the full force of her green gaze onthis, but try to be less of a bastard" Her hand ca "Give ive ot how to beat, stuttering over itself Respect braided with lust and I fell further into her trap Somehow she’d ended up with the power, and I hated it

Slipping a hand into my pocket, I removed the blade and held it out My hands clenched She’s fucking up my life already My body trembled with the need for pain I needed to be on my own I had to find relief fro?

"You’ll stay for oneonto her knife

"You’ll let me fuck you however I please"

Her body tensed but slowly she nodded

"You’ll stop arguing and answer any question I have?"

Her gaze met mine, a flash of ire in their depths Finally, she nodded