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“Where’s the line? You have to fucking tell me. Where’s the line, Daisy?”
“There isn’t one.”
One of his hands moves over my hair. “Tell me not to hurt you.”
I’m going to lose it. “Hercules.Please.”
He kisses me hard enough to bruise.
It hurts.
Thank God.
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HERCULES
This isagainst every rule and regulation in every set of rules and regs ever to exist.
I don’t give a fuck.
My braintriesto give a fuck, because this is my job. This is my only job now that the Army doesn’t want me. This is the only thing left for me to do.
And it’snotmy job, because no money has changed hands. I can do whatever the hell I want.
It’smorethan a job, because my not-Dad asked me to do it, and as soon as my mind comes up with reasons to stick to my professional code of ethics, it shoots them down. Bullets through the heart. They don’t matter. If this hinges onfamily, then going above and beyond the call of duty is the only option. It makes no difference if the family isn’t mine.
And…
I can’t say no to her.
Fuck, I tried, but I can’t. I tried to do the responsible thing and ask for her limits. I tried.
I’ll try again later.
For now, I kiss Daisy like a feral creature, because that’s how she kisses me. Her body stays soft and delicate but her kiss is teeth and claws. Fingernails dig into my neck. One of them meets a pain point from when I hit the ground, and when she finds it, she pushes harder.
It’s a battle of a kiss.
At first it feels like me against her. Like every glare and huff and cold shoulder wrapped into a series of bites.
But that’s not what it is.
This moment is sharp enough to cut, but that’s not all she is. Daisy tastes sweet, like summertime and lemonade and a flower in bloom.
And underneath…
Power.
Like a laugh in the dark. Like razor-sharp nails. Like a nightmare.
Is that her, or the dream? Dreams aren’t real. They can’t pull people down into them, but that’s exactly what happened. Her head drooped in my hands, and her body went with it, and itpulled.
What the hell am I saying? I’ve survived the unsurvivable enough times to know that the rules of the world aren’t set in stone.
Daisy straddles me andbites.
Her teeth hurt like a motherfucker, but it’s the hottest thing I’ve ever felt. My heart beats like I’m actually in a battle.
