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Why?
The frown became a slow, sensual smile So I can dish my brand of…punishment to him
Dread had sparked inside her And how do you punish hi for ht over theotten far Nike had locked hiuards Nearly every single one of the: You are beautiful I want to spend my life with you All I need is my freedom, and I will be your slave for eternity
So, have sex with hihtened on her, his fingers digging deep, bruising "I know you do"
Just like that, she knehat this little make-out session was about He planned to sleep with her, ain, and then durind up her pride, spit it out and stoain All to punish her, she was sure, for daring to tattoo hih
"Wanting you dead and wanting your body aren’t the sarin, she patted his cheek "And I can pro you about the second" Noas playing who? "So…if we’re done here…? I believe there is a ue over his teeth His arms fell away froed to shift her legs and absorb her oeight Unaffected That’s how she had to appear
"We’re done," he said, his tone clipped "We are definitely done"
Good, she thought So why did she suddenly want to cry for real?
CHAPTER FIVE
ATLAS HAD TO EMPTY A CELL of its seven occupants and place those gods and goddesses within other, already cramped cells to h He couldn’t tolerate the thought of her with that bastard Erebos, doing the sa To Happen
Ever
Andto do with punishing her and everything to do with the pleasure he’d earlier denied In her arms, he’d come alive That had happened last time, too, but he’d written it off as prisoner insanity Now, he couldn’t write it off He wasn’t a prisoner; he was a warden He’d come alive, and he needed more Of her, only her Yet she clai him He wanted that to be a lie more than he wanted to take his next breath Which he really wanted to take He didn’t understand this She was doomed to spend eternity hidden ahich ether Not even if he freed her He would then be locked away or put to death Unlike her, that was not so to risk
But that she had been, all those centuries ago…it was huet over the emotion
Surely she still wanted hiht and pondered what to do All the while, he stayed away fro about her, however What was she doing? Did she think of hi kiss?
He did Every ti from her face A face that was exquisite From barely passable, to pretty, to exquisite, all in a week’s time He shook his head in wonder But she deserved the praise Her lashes were long and as rich as black velvet Velvet that framed sensual chocolate eyes Her cheeks were s, and her lush, red lips were sweeter than athened just ree abandon He still bore the marks
Fine He had lied to her They definitely weren’t done Not even close He had to experience that again
Finally, he could stand the separation no longer Thankfully, his shift was over A shift that had consisted of walking the prison halls, watching the prisoners inside their cells and ensuring everyone remained calm
That should have bored him After all, he was a warrior But bore him it didn’t And that should have irritated him After all, he’d spent countless centuries in this place and had sworn never to return once he’d escaped But again, irritation was not what he felt He’d wanted this job to be close to Nike To have his vengeance, he’d once told himself Now, he wasn’t so sure Today, and all week really, he’d walked the halls invigorated, knowing all he had to do to catch sight of her was turn a corner
He hadn’t allowed himself to do so Until now Finally, he would see her
TheHis breath followed suit, fla the rail, knees drawn up while she leaned slightly forward Her hair was finger-co her irises and the emotion banked there, but at least he could see the shadows her lashes cast over her cheeks Shadows he ue
Oh, yes She was exquisite