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Feeling as if I never did. That even when I didn’t know of her existence, I still belonged to her.

And this feeling had only cemented each and every moment I spent inside of her.

And that was all.

* * *

I watched her sleep.

She went back to sleep as soon as I pulled out of her and didn’t even stir when I cleaned her up.

Now the sun was up, and I still wasn’t tired.

I wanted to take in this moment with her and not miss anything. Lia was still distrustful of me, as she should be. It didn’t matter that she didn’t look as scared as she did when she witnessed me killing those men. I was sure the image would stay with her for a long while.

It didn’t matter that those fuckers were hurting her or that they deserved every ounce of pain I had inflicted on them. She would still see that as wrong and that I was the monster who had taken their lives.

People were funny like that, and my girl wasn’t an exception.

And there was a part of her that didn’t want to believe Leo was behind this. It would make it easier for me to bring her back home with me when she realized the kind of monster Leo Briggs was. The kind her father was.

That meant hurting her. As much as I didn’t want that, there was no way around it.

She mumbled something in her sleep and turned toward me, her face pressed up against my chest and stirring something inside me that I had thought long ago was dead.

I wrapped my arms tightly around her, kissing her on the top of her head and vowing I was going to make it all better for her.

No matter what.

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LIA

I flittedbetween dream and sleep. I was tired.

And I was aware that my body ached, reminding me of all that I had done… all I had let Mael do to me. And right before I succumbed to sleep, I didn’t kick him out of the room like I should have.

Instead, I let him pull me into his arms, and I let him hold me.

I shook away the thought as I reached my hand out to stretch my sore muscles, only to stop when I realized I couldn’t move.

Why couldn’t I move?

What was wrong?

Slowly, I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was on the bed in the room at the cabin. At least that hadn’t changed. What had changed was the fact that my hands were tied together, and my legs were tied to each bedpost.

I was naked, with only a thin sheet covering me.

I had been naked since last night, and I didn’t remember putting any clothes on after Mael and I…finished.

I didn’t remember much of anything that happened after I completely shattered in his arms, and I doubt Mael would have helped me dress, but this?

What the fuck?

I quickly looked around, my eyes landing on Mael sitting on the recliner chair that faced the bed. His face was expressionless. He didn’t seem to be thinking about anything. I knew better.

Mael was always one step ahead of everyone, and that included me.

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