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I shiver, crouching into a ball, trying to hide in the darkness.
I scream as his hands grab my leg, dragging me from behind the hay bales. His vile laughter fills my ears as I twist and kick. “Now I’ve got you, my little prey.”
Spreading my legs, he drops to his knees, staring down at me on my back. My chest heaves from fear and exertion, and sweat coats my skin despite the chill in the barn.
There’s no fight left in me. My lips quiver, tears streaming down my face. “M-Make it q-quick.”
He cocks his head. “What?”
I swallow hard, trying to steady my voice. I don’t want to die a coward. “When you kill me. Make it quick.”
The silence stretches between us until an incredulous laugh bursts from him. “Are you joking, little prey?”
I shake my head, staring at the neon Xs over his eyes.
He yanks off a glove and cups my face. “Oh, little prey. I’dneverkill you. Don’t you get it?”
I stare at him, at a loss for words.
“I’m obsessed with you. I wanna protect you, so I killforyou.” His touch is soothing as his thumb strokes my skin. “I adore you, little prey. You consume all of me—body, mind, and heart. You’re woven into the fabric of my dark, tainted soul. Ingrained in every cell in my fucking DNA.”
The breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding bursts free. “Y-You mean you won’t… h-hurt me?”
“Hell no.” He shifts, his masked face hovering over me.
He lifts the mask, slow and steady, anxiousness making me quiver as he peels it off. I’m cursing the darkness as I blink and squint, focusing all my attention on him. I can vaguely make out his handsome features, but it’s too dark to see him.
“I’m yours, little prey. Just like you’re mine.” His lips are so close to mine, minty breath ghosting across my lips. “I only want to give you pleasure.” Long fingers tuck a strand of hair behind my ear. The move is so gentle that I close my eyes, a soft sigh coming from my lips.
“You’re gorgeous.”
His words make my eyes pop open. I stare into their murky depths, wishing I could see better.
“What kind of pleasure will you give me?” I bite my lip, and he groans.
“It’s better if I show you.”
CHAPTER 34
Stryker
My lips cover hers, claiming her. There’s a promise in my kiss, vowing never to let anyone hurt her.
I inhale the spicy pumpkin scent of her skin as I possess her with my mouth. She moans against me, and I deepen the kiss, not caring that her scarecrow makeup is a mess and getting all over my face. The need to take her, possess her, races through me, making my cock throb.
“Need you,” I whisper against her lips.
She moans, her arms and legs wrapping around me. My clothing has her enemy’s blood on it, and I know it’s getting on her. The thought is so hot it makes me want her even more.
“Take me,” she whispers. “I’m yours.”
I groan before I lick the seam of her lips, sliding my tongue inside and dancing with hers.
My hands work the buttons of her shirt, and my frustration ebbs as it takes too long. I break the kiss and rip her flannel shirt open, buttons flying everywhere.
The mask lying beside her illuminates her lacy bra. Her strawberry-blonde hair is spread around her as she looks up at me.
“You’re so goddamn beautiful.” My lips are on her throat, working across to a spot on her neck that makes her giggle and squirm. I grin, staying on it, enjoying how she moves beneath me.