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CHAPTER ONE

Delilah

So He’s not how I pictured Prince Char

Oh no The terrifying giant who just kicked in the door of re escaped fro the world a perfect view of the scars bisecting his cheek, the crooked angle of his nose There he stands, ducked below the splintered doorjamb, his lips peeled back in a snarl Hulk fists curled and shaking His eyelids are hooded, but the twin slivers of glittering green that zero in on

My brother and his current girlfriend dove behind the couch when the Prince of Death entered the house by incredible force, but I froze The closest hiding place is the laundry room behind me, but it’s too late He’s seen me And I doubt there’s a lock on the planet that could keep this man out

What does he want?

Very aware that I’aze toward Roger, nition dawns in his expression, and now I’m really scared This isn’t just some random robbery; this is yet another personto learn?

Judging the situation, he ely hth school last urt shop, guaranteeing I’ll be able to pay for coun, and now I’ to be eaten alive

Figures

“Are you going to stand up and face iant roars the question atat ht your battles?”

Roger winces, looking to his girlfriend for guidance She shakes her head anda scowl from me Oh, real nice Shows up whenever she pleases, runs up the water bill and eats the food I buy, but now that I’er useful

Resigned to an early death, I figure I nity

“Are you going to pay to fix that door or what?” My voice is shaking, so I lift my chin to compensate “Our security deposit on this place probably could have covered so to keep the whole darn thing to cover the dae you did”