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Or he’d kill us both

Soht I knew that Saw it And it fucking excitedof a hold over him

“How did you come to work for Cristian?” I asked Felix

I was covered in sweat, breathing heavily and sitting on one of the weight benches We were done for the retful about I’d come to crave the violence I shared with Felix To s me his blood wasn’t cold

His eyes flickered toeven and cal a black tank and shorts, a sharp juxtaposition to his alabaster skin Though he was much leaner than Cristian, his muscles were sharply defined, honed to make every part of him a weapon

We didn’t speak often The silence didn’t bother h it was foolish to feel even slightly comfortable around Felix

Unlike Cristian, he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me Yes, he wanted me Even he couldn’t hide that But he was not a slave to his wants

At first, I didn’t think he would answerer he covered himself in added to his mystique

“I caiven up on him

An inappropriate bark of laughter escaped me “You came to kill him?”

Felix nodded “Years ago I had no loyalty Not then Thefactor I needed to kill To watch as life drained from people’s eyes” His mouth stretched into a wicked smile that chilled me to my marrow “I didn’t even understand the concept of loyalty Not until Cristian Now I’ll die for his to him”

It tookhe just said I was shocked he was sharing with ma, a mystery, and I suspected he liked it that way But he was sharing with me Why?

I shook under the weight of his stare “Does that ed at how thin my voice sounded