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His body shudders against rip on uidly, he continues kissing me even as he pulls out

I vaguely register the spray of the shower still beating down on his back andapart, and wind my arms around his neck

When my lips feel swollen and raw, he finally breaks the kiss, and I shiver a little when a soft spray of very cool water connects withwhile he shifts to turn the shower off completely and steps out

While he’s grabbing a couple of towels from the rack, I take the opportunity to admire his scarred back full of est what just happened between us, still feeling the undeniable cheh …consu

That’s the word I use

The burn scars on his legs are the h All the scars couldn’t have happened at one tiests a repeated pattern of abuse Which is what leads me to believe those burns were intentional

Someone was sick and twisted

And at one point, Axle wasn’t strong enough to fight back

My powers of deduction conclude it most likely happened when he was a vulnerable child It’s the only explanation as to how someone was able to take on a man like Axle—he wasn’t a man yet

I’d like to see that son of a bitch come after him today And I’d like to watch as Axle slowly killed him I’d stay in the room and make sure he stayed hydrated while he made the death last for days

Axle turns and tosses hts as I frown at him

“Get dressed We’ll go investigate the trouble with your teah what just happened between us didn’t happen at all

I didn’t expect cuddling or anything, but…this is colder than I iined, and it totally ices h me

“Yes, sir,” I say underoff

There’s suddenly a shadow falling overh he’s trying to figure me out

Again

“You wanted it, so don’t act pissed now I know you got yours,” he tells me with narrowed eyes

Seriously?