Page 127 of If You Give an Artist a Killer Muse

“So,” Briar slowly says a few seconds later. A small grin spread across her beautiful features again. “You didn’t enjoy me riding that dick of yours?”

I scowl, refusing to answer her stupid question.

“I’m leaving, it’s really late.” I turn around again to walk out.

“Or you could stay?” She says, stopping me with a hand on my wrist.

“Briar.”

“I could sleep on the couch if you want,” She suggests.

“No.”

“Please?”

“Briar.” I pull my hand away from her grip. Then, remind her, “Boundaries.”

She looks at me for a few seconds before sighing and saying quietly, “Yeah.”

I hesitate, not liking the look of defeat on her face. She’s looking up at me, her eyes wide and her bottom lip jutting out with an adorable pout.

Fuck. Me.

What the hell is wrong with me?

I just want to reach over and smother her with kisses so she can smile at me like an idiot again. She loves it when I kiss her. I see it every time her eyes light up when I initiate a kiss between us. I hate admitting it to myself, but it feels good knowing I'm the one who put that smile on her face.

My stepdad always warned me that she was dangerous, and I witnessed the truth in that accusation... But fuck.

How can she be dangerous when she makes my body light up with her being near? How can she be dangerous when she's the only one who makes my heart beat abnormally fast, yet I feel alive now more than ever?

Shit... She is dangerous.

I should at least give her a good-night kiss, right? That’s not bad, right?

You guys are not a couple. This is just physical. No relationships.

Be chill, asshole. Be firm.

Fuck. Okay, yeah. I have to gain back some sort of control again after she obliterated every control I thought I had when it came to her.

“Why are you looking at me as if feeling constipated?”

I sputter.

Briar grins, “I thought you were leaving now.”

I glare at her. “I am.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

“So... The door is literally behind you, Rurik. Unless you prefer to have accidentally stumble between my legs again for round 3?”

I was out the door within seconds, slamming it shut with her laughter echoing in my ears.

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