Page 175 of Twisted Collide

“That’s not answering the question. There is more than one way to hurt a person.”

“Fine. He hurt me.”

“How did I not know?”

“Because, Dane, I knew how protective you were of me. And I knew I could never live with him, so I made sure to get evidence when he did lay his hands on me.”

“Molly.”

She shrugs.

“I can’t believe how strong you are.”

“You gave up your life for me.”

“I’d do anything for you.”

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DANE

After spendingthe past few hours with my sister, she finally leaves. We have a plan for how we will deal with everything tomorrow, but for now, I’m going to enjoy my time with my little Hellfire. I’m going to worship her because she deserves no less than that. She stood by my side even though I was an asshole. She was there even after I walked away from her . . .

And when I let her down, she was still there. Now, with the shit hitting the fan, she hasn’t left my side. The sound of the water in the bathroom has me walking to see what she’s up to.

When I step inside, I find her brushing her teeth. An empty toothbrush container sits on the counter. She must hear me approach because she turns to face me after spitting out the water in her mouth.

“I hope you don’t mind. I found a toothbrush.”

“What’s mine isyours, Hellfire.”

She shuts the water off. “You ever going to stopcalling me that?”

I take a step closer to her. “Do you want me to?”

“Nope.”

“Good, ’cause I wasn’t going to.” I reach my hands out and place them on her hips. “I like having you here.”

“I like being here.”

“Then never leave.”

She laughs. “One step at a time, Sinclair.”

I raise my brows at the use of my last name. “Sinclair, is it?”

“Yep.” She pops thep, and then lets out a squeak when I lift her and walk her to the shower. “What are you doing?”

“You’re a dirty girl and need a shower.”

“Alone?” She playfully pouts.

“Fuck no.”

She makes quick work of undressing, and I turn on the water, then strip too.

Once we’re both in the shower, I lather up her hair and her body. She deserves to be worshipped, and that’s what I plan to do. I wash every inch of her, and when I’m finished washing her, I get on my knees and pull her legs apart.

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