Page 24 of Ferocious Nightmare

"And what is that?"

"A--" she breathed out, "friend. She's lonely." The lilt of her voice tipped upward, and her head fell back. I slapped the inside of her thigh and she jumped, hissing.

“Asshole.”

"I'm not done with you yet. If you fucking come, I will punish you."

"Coulter," she moaned, her anger turning into need in an instant. "I need it."

“What you need to do is answer me. If you wanted to turn my father’s men against him, what would you do?"

"Kill them with kindness and chaos."

I grinned, staring into her eyes, knowing exactly what she meant.

Because she'd done the exact same thing on me.

And it'd worked.

“You're fucking brilliant, you know that?"

She flashed me a grin, our gazes meeting.

Reaching forward, I grabbed her chin, tilting her head upward. I leaned in, so close, I was almost kissing her. "You've been a good girl. Come now, my little nightmare."

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