Page 77 of Corrupt Me

“What do you want from me, Bailey?” Every fiber of my being yearns to give her whatever she desires.

“Something I never thought I wanted… your heart. The one thing you refuse to give me.”

“It’s worthless. Trust me.” I sigh, closing my eyes for a moment.

She tilts her head, caressing my cheeks. “You don’t have to promise me forever, but give us a chance.”

My gaze bores into hers. “But you deserve more.”

“Stop telling me what I deserve. I have two roads in front of me, and while I think I’d like the one where I grow old alone more, if the Family needs me, I will accept an arranged marriage.” She shrugs, her head dropping. “I am fine with that…”

I brush my nose against her cheek, and our eyes lock.

“Never be fine with that.” She won’t get to enjoy her married life anyway because I will kill her husband before they can consummate the marriage.

“What about you?”

It’s you or no one—the truth blasts inside my walls.

“No woman could handle my messed-up self—my possessiveness, my need for control.”

Her brows arch, nearly reaching her hairline. “Really? You can’t think of anyone?” she teases, dangling herself before me like bait.

My fingers dig into her waist, torn between wanting to get her off me and holding on even tighter.

She crosses her arms around my neck, her tongue poking out, tracing the contour of my lips. “For the duration of our stay, just let me live my dream.”

“Okay, but that’s it.” The words fly out of my mouth before my brain could veto them.

Tiny stars shine in those aquamarine eyes of hers, just as unique as she is.

“Give me all you’ve got. I want to take you as you are. No holding back.”

It’s like she’s testing me to see how far I would go and testing herself to see how much she could take. This is not just dangerous territory; it’s sprinkled with blasting powder, and we’re one spark away from exploding. Neither of us will come out of this unscathed.

My knuckles brush against her neck, down the valley of her breasts. “Are you sure?”

“Absolutely.”

I nibble along the side of her neck, then graze my teeth down her earlobe, wanting to show her the power I have over her. It’s an incomparable high as she melts under my touch.

I can’t take my eyes off her as this untamable hunger spreads through me, needing to be satiated. It throbs under my skin, turning my insides feral for a bite of her.

“The way you look at me, Hunter,” she rasps.

“How am I looking at you?” I ask, my voice hoarse with desire.

“Like you want to devour me whole.”

“I want to do so much more than that. Own your pleasure, consume your thoughts, fuck myself into your soul, take you so hard and deep you’ll want to beg me to stop. But it will be too late by then because I will have turned you into my little slut… my good girl who just craves my cock. You should be terrified of me, kitten.”

“I am… terrified of how much I want you and how turned on I am.”

“It’s not a good idea.” But the voice of reason is more of a distant echo. My resolve splinters, the pieces crashing at my feet, knowing that I need inside of her.

“Probably,” she murmurs, biting her lower lip.

“I’m trying here.”And failing.

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