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591 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 31, 2023
"lady witch."
"my lady"
“My beautiful thread of fate. My lady. My mistress.”
"darling."
“Yes, my love."
“You should wear a bell so you don’t give me a heart attack.”
“A bell? Like the one’s humans put on their cats?” He tipped his head to the side curiously, seeming to give the idea some thought. “Only if you promise to drag me around on a leash. Then I’ll gladly wear your collar.”
“I don’t understand your anger,” I said. “Would you have preferred she penetrate me instead?”
Whispered curses floated through the air. “It certainly would have been preferable.”
That was fair enough. I still didn’t understand, but humans worked in mysterious ways.
“Well then, we’ll try that next time.” The explosion of cursing that followed my declaration told me perhaps I should stop talking entirely."
"Everly is not, and has never been, a mere fascination. She is my reason, my logic. She is my one and only God. Think I’m mad if you wish. There is nothing left for me in this existence except for her, and I would sooner rip myself apart than allow you or any other being to stand in her way."
“I’ll love you endlessly, darling.”
“I would build a temple for you if I could,” I said, dragging my nose along her skin as I inhaled. “Lock you away like a gilded goddess and worship at your feet for eternity.”
“I thought you weren’t the jealous type.”
“Oh, certainly not, love. I’m very welcoming and generous to guests. It’s intruders I have a problem with.”
“I bet you say that to everyone you’re with,” she said.
Clutching her hips, I planted a kiss beside her navel.
“I’ve been alive too long to speak idly,” I said. “I’ve uttered those words to no one else.”
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“To whom do you belong, my demon?”
“To you, darling. You will have me in life. I will keep you in death. For eternity, I am yours, and you are mine.”
I was told not to play with dangerous things, but my mother is dead, and my father is wicked.
So I think I’ll play how I please.”
That’s right, darling,” he whispered. “Last night I crawled for you, and tonight, I’ll crawl for you again. I’d drag myself through broken glass on my hands and knees if that’s what you wanted. No matter the pain. Regardless of the degradation. The harder it is to please you, the more I’ll try to succeed.”