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Yet I’d been beyond desperate when he still held off another entire day before givingthat made my ass so sore I could barely sit the next day But he’do any huain

I came out of the shower and smiled at him, still a little shocked at the warmth that flooded my chest every tin sensation

His dark eyes caht his face and for the secret look of heat to pass between us I was only wearingto tempt him to break his own rules and fuck me before the Trial

But he frowned and looked at his watch “Why aren’t you ready? We need to leave soon”

I blinked, suddenly unsure My hands grasped the top of the towel I tied aroundin the box but the heels anyway, and those don’t take long to put on”

He just stared atwith your hair And your—” He gestured toward me “—makeup and all that”

My open and trusting heart cruh the floor I sed and nodded, backing up and running into the bathroom door

He stood up, and I saw he already had his dark suit pants and white shirt on, pressed to perfection, and his gold and diamond cufflinks in “It’s just… you knoe need to be perfect The red lipstick would be good”

Away I needed to get away from hi it behindhim out And his words

My eyes squeezed shut, other words ringing through o to the mailbox without your face on You have to be perfect The world is alatching

I opened my eyes and looked at myself in the mirror My face was pale, and there were circles under my eyes Plus, my nonexistent lips