Page 199 of Taken Princess

He commands me.

I catch myself hurrying to put the headphones back on and wanting to record again.

I think about the history of music and mafia and know there’s got to be a connection there. I’ve seen enough movies… even if they were movies. But it’s still…

I feel tingling in my toes. That tingling climbs through my body.

It’s like pure excitement.

I hitRECORDagain and start to play.

I pluck the strings this time with my fingers.

I sing softer but with a little growl in my throat.

This is me owning everything.

This song. My guitar. This moment.

It’s me owning the fact that Cullen is watching me. Standing up. Inching toward me.

I can see him moving from the corner of my eye.

I don’t care.

And when you touch me, when the sun sets, and we find each other, tasting regrets. We never have to worry, we only have the truth, or what we want to believe, it all becomes you.

Cullen is right behind me.

I keep playing.

Cullen’s hands touch my shoulders for a second.

I swallow hard and can’t sing.

His right hand touches my hair. His fingers slowly tangle in my hair.

My hands start to shake.

But that’s okay.

I can keep playing.

A second later, Cullen is no longer touching me.

As I start to look back at him, I watch as he drops down in front of me.

That’s when I stop playing my guitar.

Cullen is before me and reaches for the button on my jeans.

He flicks it open with ease.

I pull the headphones off my head and toss them to my right.

I toss the guitar to my left.

It hits the floor with a horrible thud, but I don’t care.

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