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TWENTY-SIX
Amethyst
“What did you say?”I asked, certain I had misheard him.
“I said, what’s the problem?”
He was staring at me, his dark eyes tense, his expression one that screamed distaste.
Everything is the problem!I wanted to scream.
In fact, it was on the tip of my tongue to answer that question fully and thoroughly.
To tell him the problem was that he was a liar.
That my father didn’t trust me.
That someone had tried to kill me, and I had no idea who.
That he had lied to me, betrayed me, and yet I was still here.
But I didn’t say any of that.
No, I did the thing that had been my only comfort through all this.
The only thing that somehow was still pure.
I stretched up tall to press my lips against his.
I kept my eyes open, so I saw his surprise and then saw the instant that surprise turned to lust.
Seeing lust in his eyes when he looked at me still shocked me every single time.
And every time, it drew a response.
Because in all of this, his lies, his betrayal, that was real.
And irresistible.
I kissed him deeper, nudging his lips with my tongue.
But he didn’t open.
Instead, he took over the kiss, kissed me deeply, thoroughly. Kissed me until all that existed was him.
That was what I needed, what I craved more than anything.
It was only in these moments that I could breathe.
I knew it was foolish, that I was only prolonging the inevitable, but I couldn’t help myself.
As shameful as it was, I needed him. Had to have him, no matter the circumstances.
I tugged at his shirt urgently, desperate to feel him again.
And as I touched him, I was again taken by the strength and beauty of his body.
Even after all the times we’d come together, I felt inadequate. But even that, the insecurity that I hadn’t been able to overcome, could keep me from what I so desperately wanted.
