page45 (2/2)

He belonged there for this

He had let her lead, but what he hadn’t realized was that she hadn’t known the dance

A virgin A dain

He should have known He should have seen it in every wide-eyed glance, in every sweet, perfect blush In the way she didn’t seem to know the sort of power her body could wield

But he hadn’t, or worse, he’d ignored it That black part of his soul rising up to choke out the control, choke out the small seed of human decency that had still rested inside of him

He avoided woame Who didn’t understand that with hi: release Even if the woman had had a hundred partners, he had to be sure she understood that

But a woman who had no experience with sex? She was not the kind of player he picked for the game Ever

The voice in his head whispering that Paige was different was silenced completely

“Dah

“Oh, no Don’t do that please”

She scooted away from him and burrowed under his covers In his bed Like she was planning on staying the night, which he was sure she was Woht with him They never had Not once

Theyencounter lasted a couple of hours Never more

“Don’t get upset about you not telling rowled

“Yes!” She threw her arht her hands back down on the covers “It’s stupid You’re not avillain who just ripped away ”

He e of the bed and forked his fingers through his hair, his heart pounding heavily Too quickly He hadn’t gotten his control back yet “I cannot even wrap my head around that sentence”

“I wanted it I told you I wanted it You asked me to say it, and I did I wanted to sleep with you I wanted you to be my first No, you know, that’s not even it It wasn’t about first It was about wanting you End of story”