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"Will you let me go?" I hiss under my breath.
"Not until you hear me out," he says tautly.
"Don't you have other girls—-"
"It wasn't real," he grates out. "What you saw in the photos, me partying with other women and acting like I have a harem at my disposal...I set it all up so you'd leave me alone."
Don't cry, Sheena. Don't cry.
"I wanted to make you forget me...because I couldn't make myself forget you. That's why I never replied to your messages or answered your calls. I knew if I risked hearing your voice or seeing you just once...I'd never be able to stay away from you."
He's saying all of the things I want to hear, but I can't let myself believe him just like that.
"I thought it was better for you that I stay away—-"
"You mean it's better for you," I choke out. "You said it yourself, remember? Someone like you shouldn't be with someone like me—-"
"I still think that—-" The Devil whitens when he sees me flinch. "You can't possibly..."
"Why are you here when you still think that?" I ask painfully. "If you think you're too good for me—-"
"God, Sheena."The Devil cups my face. "Are you fucking serious?"
"You were the one who said—-"
"You misunderstood," he says fiercely. "A devil like me shouldn't be with an angel like you. That's what I meant, and that's still how I fucking feel. Someone good and pure like you should never be with someone like me—-"
I can only shake my head. "Why would you think that?"
"Do you really have to ask?" the Devil asks hoarsely. "You know who I turn into in the cover of darkness. You know about the things I've done, the things I'm capable of doing—-"
"And whathaveyou done exactly?" I ask jerkily. "You're the man who taught me p-pleasure. The man who gave me pretty things to wear a-and turned my room into a h-haven. You're the man whosavedme...aren't you?"
I know I could've made this a lot harder for him, and he would've let me. I know I could've asked him to beg me on his knees, and he would have. I know I could've asked for the moon and stars, and he would've killed himself trying to reach them just to earn my forgiveness.
I know I deserve to make him pay, but after everything that's happened and seeing how Aaron could lose his life in a snap—-
"Can you please just tell me what I want to hear?"
The Devil sucks his breath in, and tears start falling down my cheeks.
"You're supposed to make me beg," he says rawly.
I shake my head at him. "That's still not what I want to hear."
"I don't deserve this—-"
"Just say them, please."
"Can I—-" His fingers visibly shake as he slowly traces my lips. "—-show you instead?"
The Devil slowly lowers his head, but just as his lips are about to touch mine, someone's started screeching right in front of us, and I could've cried as the Devil swiftly pulls away.
"Let go of me! Don't you know who I am?"
The Devil's lips curve when he sees my dismay. "We'll continue this later," he promises. "But for now..."
I snap back to reality as soon as I see Tara being held back by the Devil's bodyguards in front of us.
