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HazelI loved the slipperiness of your tongue The heat of your body I could feel--" She paused before carrying on, "I could feel your cock against my belly, and it made me want you The kiss whispered of promises, and my body melted for you Does that answer your question?"

Godda

Zel was so different than the last woh my dead world

I’d screwed a total of one wo We sneaked out of the established in e’d seen people do on television It hadn’t been great, et over with, but it’d given me a brief taste of connection We hadn’t kissed We hadn’t hugged--touching apart from the essentials was out of the question

Afterward, ent back to our cells and never raduated, and she left for her assigne stain over it, and I didn’t like to go swioing to end well

I didn’t fucking know It’d been spur of the e I couldn’t disobey I had to keep her I had to know if she could cureher upstairs The connection made no sense I’d never been interested in anyone the way I had locked onto her It wasn’t logical for a man of my past to even care about another huo

The kiss had been too distracting Dropping the tight grip on my control, I focused on her heat and texture I ue I didn’t notice she’d unlocked her hands

Big ain

Scowling, I settled stiffly into e expanse of wood between us

She moved to the chair opposite and sat down My eyes narrowed on the shadows on her neck As much as I thirsted for the connection, as much as I wanted her to touch me and find solace from a lifeti her callously Never letting her get too close, never sharing any ofabout me

I told her not to touch me It’s not my fault I hurt her

That was bullshit

It seemed other precautions would have to be taken to ain and make me kill her

Her eyes met mine and my heart lurched Run Leavewith ato dispel the wariness between us, Ia little froain Call it a learning curve" Her eyes held forgiveness along with fierce deterht she could fix me, and I wanted her to Too bad it would never have a happy ending

Sighing, I grabbed a piece of paper andmy head, I scribbled:

Contract between Obsidian Fox and Hazel Hunter

The vague agreement wouldn’t stand up in a court of law I only bothered so I had soht want her to leave for her own safety, but I was a selfish rees to obey Fox ireed ao where he wishes, do what he wants, and offer no argurees to treat Hazel with respect and won’t rees to be available to Fox at any tiht or day for his needs, and will obey any order that’s given Fox agrees to keep her safe, not cause any pain--

Stopping, I scratched out the last line I’d already caused her pain by body-sla machine

My handlers had ruinedtouched had been so ingrained, it would never leave I was a rew as I accepted the inevitable: I would never be free

I’d been able to break other co had a special hold on one to a lot of trouble to make itme around the back of et of bundled hay dressed in kid’s clothing of dungarees and green t-shirt

"Stab it, Operative Fox"

They struck ain, and this time it was instant The moment pain radiated in ain and again they hitwere a shredded mess at my feet Sweat ran under my thick winter jacket even as snow flurried around us from the icy Russian winter

Pain equalled pain To be inflicted meant to inflict Touchto obey such a basic code

I shookflashbacks They ca to the paper, I finished writing:

Fox agrees to pay Hazel one hundred thousand up front, and another one hundred thousand dollars at the end of one month If Hazel leaves without Fox’s permission before the time is up, the contract is null and void and no raph, I looked up

Zel hadn’t moved, her eyes focused on rowled, "Another rule I forgot to mention Don’t you dare pity me I don’t want your pity I don’t deserve your pity Understand?"

She flinched, but didn’t look away "It’s not pity It’s curiosity" Her hand flew up to spin a delicate chain around her throat I’d noticed it before A single star

The way she touched the silver in reverence hinted that it held a tender history Itto understand you That’s all" Her voice was firm and not in the least bit scared ofher to the floor She was so da enough to withstandthe brutal need in her--the sued from low and --to fast and hard with need