Page 51 of Spider Demon's Kiss

“Someone whose gonna tan that hide if you keep messing around like this.”

“Now I’m confused. Do you want me to stop messing around or keep messing around?”

“You keep going and you’ll find out.”

In spite of his very clear promise, I did not find out. I did find out how it felt to shower while thrown over someone’s shoulder. And I also found out what it was like watching him shave upside down. But when he really wanted to leave, he did what he had done the night before and broke the cuff off of his wrist.

“Breakaway,” he explained.

“Ahh!” I said heartbroken.

“I don’t want to see you in my office today.”

“Like saying that would ever stop me.”

“I’m serious. I can’t think when you’re around. And I need to figure out what I’m gonna do with Matteo.”

I perked up. “I told you, arrange for us to have dinner and I’ll find out if he was the one who shot you.”

“I don’t know, Kuroi. You both can be…”

“Choose your words wisely, husband,” I threatened.

“Impulsive.”

“You really think I would crawl across the table and slit his throat in a public place for trying to kill you. I mean, I had fun last night but you weren’t that good.”

“I’m hurt.”

“And I’m lying. Last night was great. I would totally slit his throat in a public place for trying to kill you,” I said with a smile.

“That’s my guy. But still, he’s my brother. Whatever he did, I can’t let you hurt him like that.”

“Fine, I won’t slit his throat.”

Dante looked at me amused. “You promise?”

“What if I did it with a butter knife? Do you know how hard that would be? I feel like that shouldn’t count.”

“See, this is why I can’t put you two together.”

“I’m kidding. As my husband, you should know that I’m very funny.”

Dante laughed.

“Yes, you are.”

“So, are you going to set up the dinner?”

“I’ll set it up for tonight.”

“Yay!” I exclaimed actually excited.

“I’ll see you later,” he said about to leave.

“Uh, uh, uh,” I told him stopping him in his tracks.

“What?”

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