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Epilogue 4 months later

Lila,” he breathed my name. “Please.”
I slowly shook my head. “Maddox.” It pained me to say his name. “You broke your promises.”
My feet took me another step back.
“No,” he pleaded. “Lila, no.”

What the helly ???

“I dare you to kiss me.” We were already kissing, but I knew what he meant. He wanted me to kiss him like he kissed me; he wanted me to kiss him like we kissed last night… and he wanted me to repeat the words I threw at him.
“I dare you to stay.” His lips touched mine again. Kiss.
My heart stuttered.
“I dare you to give us a chance.” Kiss.
I forgot how to breathe.
“I dare you, Lila.”

Where do you think you’re going?” he asked, his voice dripping with something akin to… possessiveness? His jaw tightened, and my stomach flipped. “Back to Lucien, so you can fuck him, too? Was last night not enough?” Maddox snarled.
What. The. Fuck?

You better watch those b words Mary !!!

Maddox wasn’t the type to commit, and I needed more from him than just a one-time fuck session. There was no point in risking our hearts when the thin thread between us had already snapped.

Maddox!” I cried out his name, over and over again.
I didn’t know where he ended and I began.
“Lila,” he groaned in my ear, his breathing ragged. “My Lila.”
Tears spilled down my cheeks, and my eyes closed.
Please don’t let this night end.

“My mouth was so dry, I could barely speak the words: “It’s my turn, isn’t it?”
Standing on my toes, I brought our heads closer, my lips lingering over his. “I dare you.”
Maddox tilted his head, and his fingers dug into my hips. “I dare you to kiss me,”

Can you zip me up?” I croaked. “I can’t reach the zipper.”
Another heartbeat.
A low exhale.
Thud.

He stalked forward, eyeing me like a predator.
I was the prey, the willing captive

The tensionssss

“If there’s a God, He doesn’t want me to be happy. Maybe it’s my fault because I pushed you into the arms of another man. But He won’t let me have you even though I begged him to let me love you freely. I can’t remember the last time I asked Him for something. I guess... I’m not meant to have what I want. My parents. A family. You. You. You,” Maddox whispered in my ear, his voice a low rasp.”
💔

He likes you,” he said, once Lucien was out of hearing range.
“Jealous?” I shot back immediately.
A smirk crawled onto his face, and he chuckled, his wide chest rumbling with it. “He wants to fuck you, Lila.”

Prologue babbyyyy

“This wasn’t just lust. I craved her lips and the sound of her voice. She made me feel unhinged, my emotions too wild to control. I loathed how easily Lila could break through my barrier–she could rip me apart and put me back together, again and again–I was her more than willing victim.”

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