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Once again e The ride up to it took thirty reen hills Then, after dropping us off, the car disappeared back the way it cas or even hold the umbrella over our head

That rong

Just as it rong for West to hold his own luggage

The door slaainst the , only the refracting drops allowing sliht as our shoes padded on stone down the hallway

We walked past a room filled with shadows—so eren’t alone in this massive castle

I paused, looking into it, trying to glean some kind of information

West grippedme down the hallway and up stone steps until we arrived at a room

He shoved me inside and I stumbled over shiny, oak floorboards Nervous, I rubbedaround the roo canopy—big enough for two, but too small

“Do you knohy I call you Angel?”

I lifted ainst the wood doorframe, his features carved in shadow

I shrugged I figured it was a sweet nickname he adopted to poke me

“So els as perfect, divine, beautiful But really…” He took a step, and on instinct I took one back “Angels will do anything for their god” His eyes shifted froht Fall Bleed”

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Pound Pound Pound

I’m not sure if that was nified inthe mattress

I stared at his chest, at the silky fibers stretching across the muscles

Anywhere but his face, but him

He placed his knuckles under aze “And I think you would do even more”

My chest screaentle touch

He stepped back, but I could still feel hiht beneathit tight, as if I could protect the little thing inside it from him

From this place

He glanced at my hand a half second, then held out his own I eyed it

“Your phone,” he said lazily

“But—I—”

I proed was to send hie