“I kiss her like I’ve never kissed before, because I have never kissed before, never considered the act of any value—not until this girl bulldozed through my life. My lips feast on hers with the energy of an unsatiated beast until she’s gasping, until her body molds against mine. Until I can no longer decipher where she starts and I end. The rain beats down on us like a witness of this moment. The moment I decide that Annika Volkov won’t be able to escape me. Not even if she wants to.”
― God of Pain
― God of Pain
“Great.” Thatcher claps his hands together. “Because there is something more important than your impending nuptials. Stephen Sinclair is out of prison and blackmailing us. What are we doing about that problem?” “You’re not even in the video, dickhead. You’d probably get off with a warning,” Rook grunts, reaching into his front pocket to pull out a pre-rolled blunt.”
― The Oath We Give
― The Oath We Give
“He gives me a blank look as he parks the car in front of the hospital. “Dad is on his way here. He’s personally taking you back to the States. Indefinitely.”
― God of Pain
― God of Pain
“He wears fear on his pale complexion almost as well he wears his freshly pressed suit.”
― The Oath We Give
― The Oath We Give
“If I help you,” his breath comes out shaky, “then I want something out of it.” I can feel the corner of my mouth begin to twitch, forming a rare expression: a smirk. I raise my eyebrows, sneering down at him with contempt. “How about you give me your fucking IP address and I don’t splatter your fucking brains on the wall?”
― The Oath We Give
― The Oath We Give
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