Page 79 of Things Get Dark

It’s time she realized that this is the real me.

“Hello, my love.”

I’ve used the name before, usually with a teasing tone, unlike the serious way I say it tonight.

Squatting down, I cup her face gently as she attempts to pull away.

“Uh uh, none of that. It will all be okay, you’ll see.”

She doesn’t believe me and that’s okay. I have the rest of my life to prove it to her. Tonight, I’ll take her this way, wild and rough. I have plenty of time to cherish her later.

“Why?” She asks. Her tone is guarded, attempting to hide her fear, but the crack in her voice gives her away.

I give her my truth. “We chose you. You belong with us.”

From the day she tried to save me from my own twin, this was our fate. I’ve never cared for another, I never will. Reina has always been my heart and without her, I wouldn’t exist anymore.

The Ceremony might seem outdated and cruel but it was our way of cementing the future. I won’t feel burdened or angry over something that was inevitable. And why should I?

It led me here.

“My love, you can give in now or later, but you will accept this. If not tonight, tomorrow. From now on, you belong with us. We just need to make it official.”

This time when I reach for her face, she doesn’t pull away.

Mikeal watches on, pretending to gag at the affection. He might prefer to hide the soft side of his psycho but we’ve both seen it here and there.

“Please, Amos, just untie me,” Reina pleads with me.

My brother is already shaking his head. “No, you’ll run. Don’t deny it either, it’s insulting to lie to our faces.”

I don’t disagree.

Reina isn’t the type to give up so I do the one thing I’ve always wanted.

I kiss her.

She hesitates at first but slowly she begins to kiss me back. My mouth moves against her gently, trying to ease her into this. Reina returns every movement and when she lets my tongue pass her lips, I can’t stop the groan I let out.

The noise must break the spell on her because she pulls away.

A grin takes over my face until my brother’s voice ruins the moment.

“My turn,” Mikeal demands.

When his lips press to hers, it’s definitely not soft or romantic. It’s a battle they both fight and it ends with Reina’s teeth biting into Mikeal’s bottom lip so hard that she breaks skin.. Blood pools at the wound.

I’m pretty sure that turns him on more.

He runs his fingers over his lip before laughing. “Lucky for you, the fight just makes my cock harder.”

Reina rolls her eyes in disgust which pisses off my brother.

“Don’t do that.” He says as he grabs her chin.

I watch as he takes his bloody fingers and forces them into her mouth. “Suck.”

I’m not expecting compliance from his demands but I’m pleasantly surprised when she follows the order.