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"And that you believe it is inevitable for you to fall in love with me"

A sob crawls out of my throat My God I can't believe he went there Does he really not care about me at all?

"I want to believe you meant every word you said, my dove"

I can't even speak this time All I can do is sob—-

"Because if you do, then this is hoe shall know if it is true"

—-thatviolently

"And this, too, is hoe shall know if I can let myself fall in love with you"

God

Will he ever run out of things to say that would hurt me?

"You're insane—-"

"If I were, then you would never have been attracted to me What I am, however, is someone who is incredibly fucked up"

The way his voice trails off see brains, and I just find ain

"Fuck You"

"I'll pass for now, but Mickey there, on the other hand"

Mickey? Who the heck is—-

I hear soo pale I can't believe I actually forgot all about my second attacker, and that moment of distraction is all Raaf needs toat Mickey, the boy who's now blubbering like he's eight instead of eighteen (or nineteen?)—-

Just one moment

And it's all over

Raaf bends down, and I hear soers curl around one of my ankles—-

NO!

But of course it's too late

A subflooring mechanism reveals yet another pair of built-in oing battle between me and Kidnappers, Inc

Raaf captures ht as well be an ant going against a dragon, and all it takes is another moment before he has both my ankles shackled in place

Straightening up, he calls for Mickey to co he said before So about a punishment that would force me to do the unthinkable—-

Like taking care of another man's needs?

My heart slaainst my chest as Raaf bends close His breath caresses my ear, and my toes actually curl hard And when he finally whispers into my ears—-