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“Looks like I can’t be the monster you thought.”
“What?” Talia frowned in confusion.
“I release you,” Devlin said in a voice filled with dark power.
Talia shuddered as the hidden writing lifted to the top of her skin and slowly floated from her arms.
She felt the magic draining from her body. Nothing would force her to fulfill her bargain now. Her demon had let her go.
“Why did you do that?” she demanded, staring at her now bare arms.
A heartbreaking look crossed Devlin’s face. “I know you hate me, Tali,” he told her quietly. “But I was never capable of hurting you. Your nightmare is over now. You can go on with your life and forget all about me.”
Impossible.
“Are you…” Her words trailed off as she wondered how to phrase her question and what she’d do if he gave her the wrong answer. Summoning her courage, she tried again. “Are you releasing me because you don’t want to coerce me into doing something against my will? Or are you releasing me because you’ve decided you don’t want me in your bed tonight?”
He looked at her as if she’d gone mad. “I’ve wanted you every night since you left,” he said harshly.
Lies , she thought, but it still felt good to hear. “Then why push me away when you finally have me?”
He took a step towards her. Talia held her breath as he returned to her and tilted her chin up to see her face. “Do you want me, Talia?” he asked.
“Always.” The word slipped from her lips before she could stop it. It revealed too much.
“There’s no bargain,” he said, wrapping an arm around her waist. “I will not stop you from walking away.”
“Stop trying to push me away if you don’t want me to go,” she said softly. “A girl’s pride can only stand so much.”
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A devilish grin twisted his lips. “Forgive me, my lady,” he murmured, “for my exceedingly foolish words.”
“Make it up to me,” she breathed.
“Oh, darling, I’ll make it up to you all night long.”
Fine by me , she thought dizzily as he claimed her mouth with his. There was nothing tentative about his kiss. He meant to claim her tonight and she had no protests. His lips slanted over hers, teasing breathless moans from her. Her knees buckled and she stumbled against him. All it took was one kiss from him and her body stopped obeying her commands. If he kept this up she wouldn’t be standing very much longer.
As if reading her thoughts, Devlin swung her into his arms and charged through the apartment to her bedroom. He crashed through the door and staggered to the bed, dropping them both onto the large mattress without taking his mouth from hers.
Talia wrapped her legs around his waist as his mouth trailed down her throat. She tilted her head back, giving him better access. His lips touched the black rose and she felt a moment’s hesitation. It won’t be like last time , she swore to herself. She wasn’t a fumbling girl anymore. She’d bring him to his knees if it was the last thing she did. No old scars would stop her now that they were finally together. She only had one chance to show him she was more woman than he could ever dream of handling.
“Do all demons move so slowly when it counts?” she taunted, trying to sound aloof.
“Slow, eh?” Sitting up, he gripped her shirt and ripped it off her.
“I liked that top,” she complained, not mourning its loss at all.
“Oops,” he replied, unapologetic. He ran light fingers across her abdomen, sending sparks of pleasure shooting through her. She shivered as he trailed his fingertips along the edge of her bra.
“This needs to go,” he murmured.
“No arguments,” she agreed, trying to catch her breath. She watched as one of his nails elongated into a demon claw. Hooking the claw around the front clasp, he sliced through the black material as if it were butter.
He pulled the offending lingerie from her body and stared down at what he’d revealed. The hot, hungry look in his eyes made
“What?” Talia frowned in confusion.
“I release you,” Devlin said in a voice filled with dark power.
Talia shuddered as the hidden writing lifted to the top of her skin and slowly floated from her arms.
She felt the magic draining from her body. Nothing would force her to fulfill her bargain now. Her demon had let her go.
“Why did you do that?” she demanded, staring at her now bare arms.
A heartbreaking look crossed Devlin’s face. “I know you hate me, Tali,” he told her quietly. “But I was never capable of hurting you. Your nightmare is over now. You can go on with your life and forget all about me.”
Impossible.
“Are you…” Her words trailed off as she wondered how to phrase her question and what she’d do if he gave her the wrong answer. Summoning her courage, she tried again. “Are you releasing me because you don’t want to coerce me into doing something against my will? Or are you releasing me because you’ve decided you don’t want me in your bed tonight?”
He looked at her as if she’d gone mad. “I’ve wanted you every night since you left,” he said harshly.
Lies , she thought, but it still felt good to hear. “Then why push me away when you finally have me?”
He took a step towards her. Talia held her breath as he returned to her and tilted her chin up to see her face. “Do you want me, Talia?” he asked.
“Always.” The word slipped from her lips before she could stop it. It revealed too much.
“There’s no bargain,” he said, wrapping an arm around her waist. “I will not stop you from walking away.”
“Stop trying to push me away if you don’t want me to go,” she said softly. “A girl’s pride can only stand so much.”
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A devilish grin twisted his lips. “Forgive me, my lady,” he murmured, “for my exceedingly foolish words.”
“Make it up to me,” she breathed.
“Oh, darling, I’ll make it up to you all night long.”
Fine by me , she thought dizzily as he claimed her mouth with his. There was nothing tentative about his kiss. He meant to claim her tonight and she had no protests. His lips slanted over hers, teasing breathless moans from her. Her knees buckled and she stumbled against him. All it took was one kiss from him and her body stopped obeying her commands. If he kept this up she wouldn’t be standing very much longer.
As if reading her thoughts, Devlin swung her into his arms and charged through the apartment to her bedroom. He crashed through the door and staggered to the bed, dropping them both onto the large mattress without taking his mouth from hers.
Talia wrapped her legs around his waist as his mouth trailed down her throat. She tilted her head back, giving him better access. His lips touched the black rose and she felt a moment’s hesitation. It won’t be like last time , she swore to herself. She wasn’t a fumbling girl anymore. She’d bring him to his knees if it was the last thing she did. No old scars would stop her now that they were finally together. She only had one chance to show him she was more woman than he could ever dream of handling.
“Do all demons move so slowly when it counts?” she taunted, trying to sound aloof.
“Slow, eh?” Sitting up, he gripped her shirt and ripped it off her.
“I liked that top,” she complained, not mourning its loss at all.
“Oops,” he replied, unapologetic. He ran light fingers across her abdomen, sending sparks of pleasure shooting through her. She shivered as he trailed his fingertips along the edge of her bra.
“This needs to go,” he murmured.
“No arguments,” she agreed, trying to catch her breath. She watched as one of his nails elongated into a demon claw. Hooking the claw around the front clasp, he sliced through the black material as if it were butter.
He pulled the offending lingerie from her body and stared down at what he’d revealed. The hot, hungry look in his eyes made
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