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To him, it would be an honor.
“That’s not what you fear,” he quietly whispers. My eyes widen when he reaches up to grab my wrist. Pulling it gently, he observes the way my hand trembles before he’s back to looking my way. “What do you truly fear, Gemini?”
How the tables have turned, and here I am, being asked not to avoid what truly frightens me.
“Losing this side of me that I worked tirelessly to sustain.” The words barely come out of my throat. “To show… what a real villain I could be in a world that wants nothing but to see me… disappear.”
We share a look that I can’t describe. One that’s vulnerable yet hooded.
I shiver at the way his hand lightly trails on my bandaged arm, a reminder of the commitment we just created only a few hours ago. Then, his hand presses firmly against my cheek. His thumb moves along my flesh, leaving me to wonder if he’s wiping away beads of sweat or salty tears. I can’t fathom acknowledging the second option.
“Sometimes, one has to shed a layer of skin to reveal the true predator hidden beneath,” Zander whispers as his hand trails along my jaw and doesn’t stop until it’s pressed against the back of my throat. He pulls me down gently, our gaze never moving as the palpable tension between us grows.
“So, let it shed. Piece by piece. Until the world has no choice but to see the true villain hidden beneath sheepskin.” He smirks then, that sinister smile igniting goosebumps across my flesh. “Only, you won’t disappear,” he says like a vow.
Pulling me enough that our lips brush with the slightest movement, I hold my breath to listen to his last words.
“We, the Ruthless Kings of Carnage, won’t allow it,” he declares with conviction. “Over my dead fucking body.”
With that, he seals it with a passionate kiss.
19
NO WAITING FOR A KNIGHT IN SHINNING ARMOR
~GEMINI~
“What the fuck do you want with my existence?”
I don’t know who's calling my phone, but I don’t have to wait long to find out.
“If you don’t get your ass down here in five fucking minutes, Iva, I’ll not only void this fucking contract, but I’ll enjoy humiliating you in front of my entire staff for being a tardy bitch!”
Hearing this man’s voice makes me groan into my pillow.
Don’t react.
Don’t react.
Don’t…
“Fuck you!” I grunt with no fucking regrets.
He’s lucky I don’t just throw my phone out the window. How the fuck did he even get my number? I know I gave it to him back in the day before I knew he was the villain of my childhood, but he wouldn’t have kept it all this while.
I can hear the growing growl from the other end of the phone line that will seal my fate. I should have thrown ‘not a morning person’ onto the fucking contract.
Hearing a chuckle in the background follows with an all too familiar voice of pure glee.
“Dolcezza. Can you try to make it down here in ten minutes,” Zander sweetly calls out. “We kind of don’t want to be late for our first day. Plus, we have to review the finalized contact.”
Ugh. Why does he have to speak so kindly?
I’m realizing it is easier to say ‘fuck life’ with Dom’s furious voice versus Zander’s sweet one.
“Fine!” I huff in dismay, only to screech because I fall right off the bed and onto the cold floor. “Ow.”
There’s a moment of silence before I hear multiple snickers.
