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I even let her tattoo her name over my heart. When did she slip through the walls around my heart, and why in God’s name did I let her?
“You can’t keep doing this,” Lila’s voice cuts through the thick tension. “Stop pulling away,” she breathes out, every word dripping with a raw, desperate hunger, seeking to claim something from the depths of my soul.
I feel it, the relentless pull of her presence, like the inevitable draw of a ravenous flame. “Why?” My voice is a low growl. “Tell me why I should let you in when all you’ll find is darkness?”
Her hand finds its way to my chest over the unseen mark of her name. “Because underneath all that fury, that pain you wield like a weapon,” she whispers, “there’s a heart that beats with the same ferocity with which you push the world away. Let me in. Even the darkness needs its starlight, right?”
Her words are a cruel echo of my own, gnawing at the defenses of my hardened heart.
She’s my starlight. And starlight deserves to be cherished. I fear I can’t give her what she deserves. “I’m bad for you. You should take the other truck and drive home.”
Tears flood her eyes. “You don’t get to decide what’s bad for me,” she says. “You were the one who convinced me to come with you, and now things are hard you want to toss me aside, is that it?”
“Tossing you aside? I’m allowing you to be free of my darkness. Of a darkness that’ll destroy you in the end.”
“And what happened to me being a permanent part of your life? Did you forget what you said?” She demands, glaring at methrough tear filled eyes. “You’re mine, and you’re never going to escape.”
I clench my jaw because I did say that. Since we met, I’ve been spiraling off the deep end, forgetting the most important rule. Trust no one. Never let anyone in. And yet here we are.
“I meant it, but what life can I give you in Alaska?”
She steps closer, nostrils flaring. “The life I want. I’ll run my blog. Screw my job back home and live side by side with you, keeping in check your darkness.” She tilts her head. “You know, I was worried that I was only drawn to you because of my past.” She shakes her head. “I know now that’s not true. It’s because we’re fated to be together. You’re my redemption, and I’m yours.”
“Dammit, Lila,” I roar. “Why do you have to make this so fucking difficult?”
She doesn’t recoil. “I don’t think I’m the one making things difficult. We’ve come this far. Let’s keep going. Together.”
I grab her hips, forcing her against me. “Fuck, starlight.” I kiss her passionately, allowing those walls to fall away. “I fucking love you.”
Lila tenses, and I wonder if I’ve said it too soon. She won’t say it back, but it’s the truth. Ever since I looked into her eyes on the side of the road, I knew my life as I knew it was over.
“I don’t know what to say.” Her fingers tentatively trace my jaw. The proximity of her breath, laced with the scent of rose, is a balm to the storm within me.
“You don’t have to say anything,” I murmur. “You’re herewithme – that’s all I need.” I press my forehead against hers. The cool Canadian wilderness is forgotten, replaced by the fire between us. Darkness threads through my veins, a living thing that’s found its counterpart in her light.
She swallows hard. “I’m not afraid of your darkness,” Lila declares, her voice breaking through my brooding silence. “I never was.”
With a growl of possession, I haul her back into the truck. Every click and slide of the seats folding down echoes like a drumbeat. “Get in,” I command.
“But, I?—”
“Ssh,” I silence her with a finger pressed to her lips. “Get in, lie down, and take your panties off.”
Her eyes dilate, and she does as she’s told, swiftly lying down and pulling her panties off. My eyes drink her in, and the suppressed beast within approves. And then I climb inside with her, feeling the ring in my cock grazing against the fabric as I get harder.
I liberate myself from the confines of fabric, my cock aching. Each deliberate stroke, amplified by my piercings, making me groan.“Spread your legs for me,” I command. Every shred of moonlight illuminates her obedience as she parts them slowly. “That’s it, starlight, let me see all of you. Laid bare and offered up to me.” My gaze devours the sight of her soaking wet cunt glistening and ready.
“Are you going to fuck me?”
I smirk. “I’m going to destroy you. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
She bites her lip. “Can you put the mask on?”
“Fuck, you’re so dirty, baby.” I grab her throat and squeeze. “Do you want me to pretend I’m a stranger again?”
Her voice comes out in a breathy dare, “Yes, I want you to take me like you’re stealing every breath, every moan.”
I respond, a cruel twist at the corner of my mouth, “You want the rush, huh? That fear-spiked thrill?” I slide the mask over my face, the darkness clinging to me like a second skin. “I’ll give you the high that’ll haunt your dreams.”
