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1 " Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear.And I, I can’t help but ask myself how much I let the fear take the wheel and steer. "
― Wendy Higgins , Sweet Temptation (Sweet, #4)
2 " No more sex."I blink several times at Anna as we stand outside the car the next morning. Have we been married long enough for her to say that? "
3 " In two days I'll fly to Georgia to sign estate paperwork and retrieve Father's remains, which are going straight down a toilet at the dodgiest petrol station I can find. "
4 " It would decidedly not be okay to touch the bum. "
5 " I won't just be swallowing my pride; I'll be choking on it. "
6 " And because I still feel like I haven't said enough - because I need to prove just how momentous this is for me, I bash down the barriers I've kept up for eight years, unleashing my aura for Anna to see. I shiver as I bare myself, and I feel Anna holding me tighter. I want her to see my love, like I saw hers once upon a time."Oh..." she whispers. "It's beautiful."I shake my head. Only one thing deserves that word. "You're beautiful. "
7 " I think Anna Whitt is bad for my health. "
8 " For the record,” I say, hardly able to speak through the lust that pumps through my veins, “I was more myself with you during those three days than I’ve ever been with anyone in my life. It’d be easier if I could be fake with you, but you bring out everything in me, little Ann. All of it.” The good and the bad. The hot and the cold. The lust and the love. "
9 " Come on, Kai... my freckles are getting impatient." Bloody hell... did my little vixen just tell me to hurry up? "
10 " Anna mews next to me like a baby kitten and snuggles closer, her knee rubbing my thigh. And, oh, bugger me... her hand lands on my lower stomach. Just a few inches south, and I would be a happy man. "
11 " Roses are red and violets are blue, That played-out shit isn’t for you. I got your love letter right here in my eyes. If you look deep enough, you’ll see through the lies. "
12 " What do blokes do to prepare for weddings? I rack my brain, thinking about grooms in commercials. Tuxedos are out. I could get her a garter...Wait. Rings! Brilliant. And, where will we go afterward? We'll need a honeymoon suite somewhere. Look at me, already a pro at this husband business. "
13 " Are you scared?" she purrs. "Been too long? Out of practice?" Her head cocks to the side, a bad-girl grin on her face.And then her words register.Too scared to shag her? I can't even dignify that with a response. I can't even sputter. And then she gives me a purple-nurple, twisting my nipple."Oy!" I grab her wrist, the mad little cat. I should spank her arse for that.Suddenly my towel is gone and my body is announcing just how much I've enjoyed her naughty act, complete with the ripping-off-of-the-towel finale. "
14 " Baby steps for your nerdy girl, she writes.The girl clearly underestimates the power of her bum and a seductively minimal pose.Nerdy my arse, I type back. All the cold showers in the world can't cure what u've done to me.Cruel wife. "
15 " Brother Pharzuph," Astaroth begins. I know what he is going to say, and I steel myself. "I'm afraid this is more dire than we thought. Your son and the traitor's daughter are quite... in love.Hm. I like the sound of that. It's the worst possible kick in the balls I can give Father, who looks as if he might vomit. "
16 " She turns her head, throws the damn thing with a strong flick, and it lands in the side of a wooden heron's head. Holy shit. I can't believe it. Lust bashes me like a sledgehammer, and I suddenly imagine her naked."Dude!" Blake yells, snapping me back to reality.Anna stares down at me like she's conquered me. "You showed your colors!""Did not," I reply quickly. But even as I say it, I think I bleedin' well might've. "
17 " Anna finds remnants of cocaine on my coffee table and goes all daughter-of-Belial on me. "
18 " My man parts are crying. "
19 " I'm going to take care of you."She talks quietly, not looking me in the eye. "But I want to take care of you, too. You have to show me what to do."My lovely Anna is too kind. She has no clue how anything she does this night will only further satisfy my growing need for her. "
20 " Like this?" she whispers, sultriness underlying her voice.She goes slow, and it's pure torture. Though I suppose it's only fair play after what I put her through.I shut my eyes and flex every muscle. "Yes, luv. Bloody hell. Just like that."Heaven. "
