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It was holy.

Out there, he couldn’t wait to rip me apart and climb inside.

And now, he was carefully putting the pieces back together.

He dried me off, then carried me to his bed.His bed.Not the one I’d slept in before.

This room was bigger. The wall behind the bed was painted black and all the others were white. The bedding was white with a dark blue blanket neatly folded at the end. There were two nightstands with silver lamps and a long dresser that matched. It was crisp and clean, just like the rest of his house.

He folded the comforter back, then lowered me onto the bed. “You belong in here now.” He pulled the covers up to my chin and pressed his lips to my forehead.

“Where will you be?” I settled my head into the pillow, suddenly more exhausted than I knew. “And don’t ignore me or I’ll follow you.” I would. I would follow him no matter how tired I was.

He chuckled as though he knew I was telling the truth. Man, his smile was beautiful. “To make sure there aren’t more of them.”

“Roman—” I threw the covers back.

He grabbed them and pulled them back over me, pinning me to the bed with his hands at my sides. His eyes held mine. “I won’t put this community at risk.”

I sighed, defeated. “Promise me you’ll be safe. Promise me you’ll come back.”

“I’ll be back. And when I get back, I’m going to fuck you again.” He kissed one corner of my mouth. “And again.” He kissed the other corner. “Rest, sweet Eve. Because when I get back, this—” He slid his hands under the covers and cupped my pussy. “Will be coming all over my cock. That’s my promise.”

24

Roman

I’d takena bite of the apple.

Now, I would tempt fate, test God, challenge Death, whatever it took to have another taste.

I left Eve naked in my bed, where she fucking belonged. Her scent was all over my hand, on the tip of my tongue, burned into my soul. I was already thinking of all the ways I wanted to fuck her again. I wondered if she was thinking of it too. Or if she was afraid of me.

Would she run again?

Fuck, I hoped so.

I threw on a pair of pants and a t-shirt, then pulled on a pair of boots.

The streets were quiet. Everyone had gone back to their homes by now. The lights were off. Only the moon lit the way.

Like I’d asked, Isaiah was waiting for me at the front of the community. He wore his guard uniform—dark blue pants and button-up shirt. The shirt was rolled up his forearms and his hands were tucked into his pockets as he leaned one shoulder against the stone wall.

“Joseph said you were naked earlier. With a woman—”

“I’m not talking about that with you.”

“But thereissomething to talk about.”

I ignored him. “There’s a body on the other side of the stream, a familiar. I killed him, then left him there to send a message.”

“And? What makes this one different from the last three?”

He knew Eve. He had the balls to call herhis. He threatened what was mine.

“He talked like there were more of them out there. He made it sound like they’d been watching.” He knew exactly how long Eve had been here. Which made me wonder if he’d been watchingherinstead ofus. I didn’t tell Isaiah that, though. “You get Ezekiel. I’ll grab Silas and some weapons. We’re ending this tonight.”

His face lit up and he pumped a fist in the air. “Fuck yeah, baby. I’ve been waiting a goddamn year for this.”

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