Page 80 of Soulless Deeds

“Where do you source all these drugs? Since the Sovereign was wiped out, who’s your supplier?”

I wasn’t surprised by her questioning. Spencer sounded and looked wary, resigning to the fact that I wouldn’t answer.

If only she knew there was no need for her cautiousness. When she left me, I ached. Which was exacerbated when I saw her fighting for her life, the danger so fucking potent andreal… My last form of restraint snapped.

And with that…everythingchanged. I didn’t have the power to push her away anymore, and since that irrevocable shift, I wasn’t holding back.Fucking nothing.

She couldn’t have known, but it felt as if I was a new man. In that moment, I’d have given her anything—all she had to do was ask. If only she was willing to give me another chance.

Deserve her.

Needing her closer, I grasped her hips and hoisted her up on the counter in front of me, her legs parting so her stilettos could rest atop each one of my thighs.Fuck.I obviously didn’t think it through because now her delicious breasts were in my face, and all I could think about was claiming them with my mouth.

My severe gaze raised over her exposed legs while my palms slowly followed, enticing her skin with my fingertips.

Before she could protest, I answered her question. “We use out-of-town suppliers, none that reside in JC. First, we’d never give the Ludus that amount of power to buy from them. Second, any other shithole dealer from this city couldn’t live up to the calibre and pure content the Sovereign previously provided.”

Spencer sighed when my palms reached her outer thighs, a toxic, candy apple scent enveloping us, the smell so goddamn appealing, I was about to be delirious.

I finally lifted my eyes to hers and her expression perfectly mirrored mine. We were about to melt into a burning inferno of desire, lust, and need, right on that hard counter.

Ever since I’d felt her lips, tasted her fucking tongue, I knew there was no other for me.Who am I kidding?Way before that. Only now was I willing to admit it to myself.

I skimmed my lips up the side of her neck, her shivers chasing the pressure of my touch.

“We’ve been waiting for your return. To rule, to conquer, to claim back what is yours.”I infused my Variant into each syllable, ensuring each letter revered some part of her.

Spencer's shudders transformed into all-over trembles, and her chest concaved as she sucked air into her laboured lungs.

“Keep going, and I’ll stab you,” she said, the threat losing its meaning due to her breathlessness. Ignoring her remark, I lifted higher, licking the bottom of her chin where her incriminating tattoo hid.

“So, your aim was true, then, my littleassassin?” I teased. “Someone of your expertise knows exactly where to stab and not cause permanent damage, huh? Ultraviolet.”

Her eyes flashed with the intent to kill, a monster on the verge of attack.

“Next time, I won’t miss,” she added, pushing the tip of her foot into my wound, pain lancing through my system from the intrusion.

I grit my teeth, always welcoming the pain if it was her that’s welding it. “Stab me, shoot me, fucking kill me, Spence. God knows, I deserve it.But don’t leave me again,” I said, letting her toes dig deeper into my weeping injury.

I had zero fucks left to give. For once, she was silent, so I took advantage. Not wanting to lose her, I continued on without thinking. “I need you to come home to me, Ghost.” My palms landed on her hips, thumbs reverently rubbing circles over the thin strap of her thong.

“Echo, that’s not enough. I told yo?—”

“I’m sorry,”I cut in, my lips skimming against hers so she could feel my sincerity all the way down to her bones. “I’veneverspoken those words in my life…to anyone. But I’ll say them again for you. I’m. Sorry. Spencer.Give me another chance I don’t deserve—give it to me anyway.”

“I don?—”

I didn’t let her finish, pushing forward to capture that sweet mouth with mine. I had to erase the sensation of another man’s lips from her flesh, and I’d do so gladly.

Spencer’s mouth readily opened for my tongue to swipe inside, her reciprocating movements igniting my need ever higher.

I lowered one hand beneath her skirt, skimming against the inside of her thigh as I nipped and sucked along her jawline. “Ican make you feel good, sweetheart. Your body remembers how I can make you feel so fucking good.”

Spencer pitched forward, her ass on the precipice of the counter as her tits thrust high. I held no restraint as I bit her nipple through the thin fabric of her dress, her throat contracting.

“Fuck, Echo,touch me.” She only had to ask once.

I floated a loose finger over her clit, panties soaked through from her desire. “Mm, you’re dripping fucking wet, Spencer. Tell me it’s all for me.”

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