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I dropped the knife into her waiting palm, careful not to touch her I doubted my self-control could handle more stimulation at that , and not entirely sure on

The instant the knife fell into her grip, she wrapped her fingers tight around it and hugged it to her body

I sensed the moment she cathened her body "You mistreat me, and I’ll make sure you’ll be dickless for the rest of your life Treata strand of hair curling around her cheek, she murret it"

Chapter 5

My favourite saying was: the beauty in this world was hidden by filth and lies while evil was painted in beauty and smiles

It had become a testaer trusted beauty and smiles I learned the hard way

I learned to scratch the surface and search for truth and realness, all the while protecting myself in lies

But then a man, as neither beautiful or a liar, made a proposition With fear and stupidity, I sold hter who could sense retted it

I revelled in it

It destroyed me

A second after I sold myself, a rush of horror sretted it instantly, but I’d told Fox the truth I would do anything for money, asworth fighting for The only thing that would s

If it meant she’d live another day, a month, a year--I would sell s out of nity My body My very fucking soul for money All because I had no other way No other assets, no hope apart froe sale

But with horror cao I had no hope, but now I had two hundred thousand wishes to find a way out of heartbreak

Fox stood tall, watching me warily He seemed as shocked as I hat happened between us I hadn’t lied when I said he could’ve had ly gone on a date and even slept with hiance, his iron-will, and de thoughts I wasn’t a woman who bowed to the wills of men I was a wo theed Scary but lonely De

I couldn’t make sense of him at all And that made me nervous Hoould I knoould pay?

Hoill you stay for a ain I would break I wouldn’t stay for the month I would sneak out and see Clara I would find a way to see hter because I could never live with ht I’d abandoned her And I wouldn’t put up with such stupid demands to keep me prisoner A revision of the terave hi my head, I asked, "How can I be sure you’ll pay?"

His hands clenched as a burst of energy filtered through hirey eyes "I’ll pay I promise"

"You promised I couldn’t hurt you, but I did Like I said, don’t make promises you can’t keep" My eyes fell to his torn shirt, searching for the s issue for you Just like I gave you back your knife in good faith, I’ll pay you half up front" He raised an eyebrow "Does that settle your nerves?"

Holding h, I said, "Yes, that would be appreciated" The mo as it would be to break the rest of the contract, I wouldn’t I gave hiht of hi deep inside The money was for Clara, but the sex--I wanted that for me I wanted to see what people wrote sonnets about If the sparks between Fox and me were any indication, when he finally tookhis money for a service rendered

Fox ca presence His scent of shts My knickers were daled where he’d cupped my breast

His hand landed on ossaht an innocuous touch on , coers stroking my tender flesh

"I can’t wait to see you naked, dobycha" His head bowed to run a nose through my styled hair "I want your hair loose so I can hold it while I take you fro to retaliate with

His gaze fell to my lips "Don’t move" Tiain "Tell ood for you, too"

I shuddered as he brushed a thuly giving hie kind of peace settled over et more than just money from this I would unlock hidden desires I never knew existed I’d done the right thing and fate hadn’t forgotten about ivento possessing, and I bitback ahi boundaries I didn’t understand "Do you like that?"