Page 163 of Sweet Venom

Anxiety crept in like fog.

“Are you… okay with it?”

“No.”

Shit.Dad.

“But I love you. I love you more than life, Poe. And if he makes you happy… I’ll deal with it.”

Tears welled in my eyes.

That’s my hero.

“I’ll always be your little witch.”

“But you’re his too.”

I am.

“Yes.”

He sighed. “I’ll get the computer to you once I find it.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

“143, Poe.”

I smiled brightly. “143, Daddy.”

We hung up.

I leaned back in the grass, staring up at the canopy of trees above me. My fingers brushed the earth, grounding me in the moment as I thought about how much my life had changed in just a few short weeks.

I once believed love wasn’t meant for me.

But here I am.

Surrounded by love.

My dreams.

My family.

My Azariel.

I didn’t know what was coming next. But I did know that as long as I had him—and the people who loved me—I’ll be okay.

It couldn’t get any sweeter than that.

Chapter

Forty-Two

BLOOD TIES

Azariel

“I didn’t fall in love—I sank, slowly, into your darkness.” — P

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