Page 15 of Ever Dark

The door bursts open. “Who’s there?”

I flatten myself against the wall.

She spins around, looking for the light switch. “Fuck.”

I follow her in the dark, my need to touch her growing. She runs her hand along the wall in search of the light, which she won’t find in that direction.

I inch closer and blow out a cold breath.

She trembles when it reaches her, folding her arms over her chest. “Who’s there?”

In two short strides, I’m at her back. “Your worst fucking nightmare,” I growl in her ear.

Without warning, she spins around, fists flying. One lands on the side of my jaw. Fuck. It staggers me for a second.

“Try again, asshole,” she hisses. “I already have a nightmare.”

I charge toward her, grab her shoulders, and slam her up against the wall. “Not one like me.”

With my body pressed against hers, my cock swells. She lets out a quivering breath. “Is that all you got?”

I chuckle and wrap my hand around her throat. “Feisty, aren’t you? I bet you’re fucking crazy in bed. Should we find out?”

She swings again, but I duck out of it this time. I pin her arms above her head and nuzzle her neck. “Fight me as hard as you want; it only makes me want your pussy around my cock more.”

“You’re sick. Get out of my house.” Her chest heaves with something other than fear. Dare I say our little lamb is turned on? Perfect. There’s nothing better than the moment when fear turns to lust.

I press the full weight of my body against hers, smashing her limbs against the wall. “Not until you agree to pack up and leave. You’re not welcome here, little nightmare girl.”

Her eyes widen. “This is about the poison? I already told your boss I’m not selling. Now get the fuck out of my house.”

Beautiful and defiant. I might become obsessed. “I don’t have a boss, pretty thing. Just a disdain for the devil. And you brought him back to our town.”

Confusion mixed with shock flashes in her eyes. “How do you…”

“This is Ever Graves, darlin’. I know everything that goes on here.”

Her upper lip curls in disgust. Without warning, she jerks her knee up into my groin. “Fuck off!”

Fuck. A searing pain shoots through my balls. I lose my grip on her as I double over. “You’re going to pay for that,” I choke out.

She makes a run for the kitchen.

I take a deep breath and stagger forward. “You can run, but you can’t hide, little lamb.”

I regain my composure halfway there and charge the rest of the way. Now I’m pissed all the way off.

I practically knock the kitchen door off its hinges when I throw it open. Mia is up against the counter, a butcher knife in her hand.

“Now, what are you going to do with that, baby?” I creep toward her.

She backs up, her hands shaking. “Don’t come any closer, or I’ll gut you.”

I laugh and keep moving toward her. “You’ll have to be quicker than me then.No one is quicker than me.”

She whimpers when I reach her. “Time’s up.”

I dart to the side as she swings the knife wide. When I come back around, I seize her wrist, squeezing it between my fingers until the knife clatters to the ground.

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