Page 39 of Vicious Bargain


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Then, Amber snuck up on me.

It takes me a moment to catch my breath, and when I do, I realize I’ve put my full weight on top of her.

I push up and look down to make sure that she’s okay.

Her blonde hair fans around her face, perfectly framing her delicate features. I can’t believe I got to fuck this girl. That she wanted it just as badly as I did.

“You okay?”

She nods, her eyes dazed, like I’ve just screwed all sense out of her.

I like her this way, filled by me. Docile. So goddamn sweet.

In a better world, I’d collapse next to her and spoon her while our favorite show played in the background.

But nothing about this world is perfect. It’s ugly. Grotesque.

And she’s only nineteen.

What the fuck is wrong with me? She’s just a goddamn kid. Too young to know what she really wants.

But I could be good to her. I could keep her safe. No one can stop me from claiming her. Not Gunther. Not Russ.

She could be mine.

A slight smile graces her lips, tugging at my heart.

“Maybe I was wrong,” she says, her voice lazy.

“About what?”

“I’d said withholding pleasure wasn’t exactly a threat, and that was shortsighted of me.”

Inwardly, I grin, loving that I’ve pleased her better than all those that came before me.

But my joy turns to ash when I realize that I have to give her up. For whatever reason, her loyalty lies elsewhere.

Angry, I push off the cot, trying to regain control of my senses.

“Cole?” Amber says, sitting up and reaching for me.

I grind my teeth, backing away from her as I pull on my pants. “I gave you what you wanted. Or at least as much as I was capable of.”

She looks so damn sad.

“I understand.”

I can’t handle being around her, so I leave the tent, trying to distance myself from what I want so badly.

But before I get ten feet, Selina’s voice draws my attention.

“Amber? Seriously?” she snickers.

“Where’s Blake?” I snap, refusing to even look at her.

“He might be able to keep me leashed at the Keep, but this is my territory. Or it was.”

I try not to take my anger out on women, but she’s grinding my last damn nerve.

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