Page 239 of The Villain We Tempt

I bite down on my lip as I tap on the newest video in his feed. Instantly, a shirtless, extra-tattooed, masked version of Lochlan fills the screen.

God, he’s so good at this.

I mean, it’s kinda ridiculous when he starts gyrating his hips and palming his crotch through his jeans, then turns to the chair next to him and grabs the back of it before thrusting hard, as if giving it the fucking it deserves.

But he knowsexactlywhat he’s doing, and the comments section is proof of that. For a second, I scowl at the level of thirst some ofthese women are displaying in a way that makes evenmeblush. But then I let that slide off me and just smile wider.

Thirst all you want, girls.

I’M the one who has him.

I frown.

Or…had?

No, this isn’t going to be a past tense situation.

Slowly, as the pulsing, sexy music throbs in the background, he stops grinding the chair and turns to face the camera, his tactical mask sending a shiver down my spine. He jams a finger at the viewer, and suddenly, a text overlay pops up.

“When you f*cked up and you might have lost her, but she needs to know you’ll never quit. You’ll never apologize for the stalking and the possessiveness because that’s just what she DOES to you.”

My heart thuds in my chest as I glance at the comments again. Yeah, a lot are horny cringe shit. But there are atonof others.

PaperbackPrincess:If this is the apology, I don't even need to know the crime lol

HockeyMomJen:Me texting "come over" before the video even finishes uploading...

Citygirlem:My toxic trait is knowing whatever he did, this would 100% fix it

Heyitsmads:@VelvetVillainess he could fuck every one of my friends and I would probably still take him back after this. Yes, I realize I need therapy.

BusyMamaReads:I support women. Unfortunately, I also support literally everything about this man.

MorallyGay:@VelvetVillainess Girl, the line behind you is LONG lmaooooo

Suddenly, the background music purposefully glitches, like a DJ scratching. A new tune starts to play, and my breath catches.

It’s “She’s Always a Woman”, by Billy Joel.

Lochlan steps closer to the camera.

“Even if you never forgive me, baby,” he growls in his modulated Ghost voice. “Even if I spend eternity missing you, I need you to know something.”

Holy shit, what is happening?

“I could probably spend the rest of my life without you in it,” he murmurs. “But Ireally don’twant to.”

My heart skips a beat.

“I love you, little villain. And unfortunately, I just don’t know how to stop loving you.”

The music glitches again and goes back to the sultry sexy beat. Lochlan turns back to the chair and starts to dry hump it again.

I start to laugh.

Then I start to cry.

But more than anything, I start to realize that he just gave me the missing piece to all this.