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“Then my rejection must really sting.” She tuts. “Such a fragile ego you have, pretty boy.”

im obsessed with her

A small smile steals across my lips as I glance between her and Orion.
This is going to be fun.

love a baddie and her baddie friend

“Because I would have chosen you anyway. There is no world, no universe, no version of reality where I wouldn’t have chosen you. I would always. Choose. You.”

“Because they had whips!”
“I can handle⁠—”
“I don’t care! I’m not letting anyone near you with a fucking whip ever again!”
“That’s why you did it?”
“Of course it is!”
“That’s insane! The whips weren’t going to kill me. But you, you could have died! Why would you risk your life like that?”
“Because I love you!”

“I was protecting you!”
He blinks, looking stunned.

No one will come near Draven with a whip ever again. I will burn down hell itself before I ever let that happen. He is mine.

“What?” he asks, glancing from face to face. When no one states the obvious, he lifts a hand and rubs the back of his neck in a surprisingly self-conscious move. “I’ve already told you. Everything burns if the fire is hot enough.”

okayyy alistair

I soak up the terror in his eyes like a fucking psycho as he drops the key into my waiting palm. But it just feels so good. This power. This absolute power I have over him right now. It’s intoxicating.

They wanted a show.
I’ll give them a show.

Draven deserves this. He deserves everything. Friends. Family. Love. Freedom. Good food and lazy days and happiness.