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“I’m not sleeping with you, Ash. I know that Levi and I have been fooling around, and Bast and I have kissed, but I’m not ready for that.” He scoffs and waves his hand in the air.

“I’m not talking about sex, Chastity. If you didn’t know, the guys and I are all virgins, and there is a reason for that. We are meant to be the true Adam's, and we need an Eve who will divest us of our virginities. It’s the next step to getting everything we could ever dream of,” Ash says with a smirk. “Eve is beautiful, impure, and willing to do anything to please her Adam’s. I know if you haven’t already slept with Levi, that you’re close to it. The day we caught you in his office, his cock was rubbing against your pussy lips. You’re clearly only one step away from being willing to do anything for a man. The difference is, it’s three instead of one,” he says, reaching out and touching my hair.

I flinch away from him, hurt he is so easy to think I’m willing to buy his silence with my body. “Afterwards, I won’t stand in the way of you being with Levi, or Bast, Jonas, or even me.” Ash stares at me evenly, and I know there’s only one choice for me.

Ash is so ruthless, and now I know he wouldn’t be above telling everyone about Angel, which will only paint a target on both our backs. I have to protect her. She deserves to have a good life, the best one. Even if it’s not with me.

Knowing there’s only one answer I can give, for the good of my daughter, I nod. “You don’t give me much choice, Ash. I’ll be your Eve, because you’re pushing me into it. But know I’ll never forgive you for using my daughter against me,” I tell him, glaring.

Ash flinches but shrugs. “Then that’s how it’ll have to be. I don’t care either way, as long as I get what I want. You’ve forgiven me for other things, I’m sure I can help change your mind,” he tells me.

Ugh, smug jerk.

* * *

I follow Ash down a dark,stone staircase. It twists and turns, setting my stomach off. “I don’t feel so good,” I whisper to him and he stops tugging me down. My illness from earlier is flaring, now that the adrenaline is beginning to fade after the excitement of seeing my baby.

“We’re almost there, Princess,” Ash insists, picking up speed and pushing me into a room.

Gasping, I look around. This room is huge, and appears to be a cavern. What the hell is he involved in? What did I agree to?

“What is this place? Are you a part of some kind of cult?” I yank my hand away from Ash and turn to leave, but Levi is standing there looking pissed off.

I have so many more questions than answers, and the room spins from the stress of everything.

“Ash, what is the meaning of this?” he growls, and I’ll admit it does something to my stomach that has nothing to do with my illness.

Biting my lip, I wait for answers.

“Apparently, I’m now Eve, Levi. Ash insisted I come down here,” I tell, and his eyes widen in surprise.

ASH

I'm going to Hell. There's no way around it at this point. Chastity finally opened up to me about her past, and what do I do? I use her need for me to keep her secrets to my advantage. I don’t deserve forgiveness after this, but it’s the only way my brothers and I will be able to make it through our Initiation.

We don't know who our Eve is, but I refuse to put my dick anywhere near Bridget or Lisa. Those two women are vile, and every time Bridget put her hands anywhere near me, my skin crawls. They’re both beautiful, and my dick gets hard when I’m around them, but it’s a purely physical reaction. I want my connection to our Eve to be more than that, and we all already have feelings for Chastity. I know if I bring a willing sacrifice to the Elders, they’ll drop whatever girl they have planned for this, and accept her as our Eve.

At least… that’s my hope.

Levi glares as he sees Chastity. The poor girl is weaving on her feet, and doesn’t look well. When I get an idea in my head, it’s hard to shake it.

“Levi, you have to make this happen for us. I don’t want some random person as our Eve. As archaic as losing our virginities is this way, I want it to mean something. Please. It has to be Chastity,” I insist.

Levi growls, scooping her into his arms. Eyelashes fluttering, her head settles on his shoulder.

“Please, Levi,” Chastity whispers. “I have no other choice.”

“What’s wrong with her? She didn’t look well earlier, but now she seems worse,” Levi frets. It’s amazing how a hardass like him could fall for this girl, who's filled with so many secrets.

“I think she had a fight with her grandmother,” I tell him, waving it away. “You know the old dragon has a way of making just about anyone feel unwell.”

Levi sighs, looking down at her. “Let’s table this conversation for now, and you and I are going to have to talk about controlling your impulses!” he yells at me.

Wincing, I know I’m very much not going to enjoy that conversation. Levi is seriously twisted, and he made me clean his apartment with a toothbrush once. It was awful.

Frowning, Levi kisses Chastity’s forehead gently. “No fever,” he mutters. “What could this be? Stress?” Levi looks at me and sighs. “I’m going to have to have a meeting with the Society Elders now, so that I can discuss these developments. I really want to stay with her, but I can’t, so you are to take care of her as if she were your own. In fact, if the Elders accept her as your Eve, she will belong to you. I hope you start treating her better than you have been. Chastity is not a whore you can use as a hole for your Initiation, is that understood?”

Levi’s voice continues to rise with each word until he is yelling at us. “We’ll keep her safe, Levi,” I say, holding my hands out to take her.

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