Page 142 of Forbidden Harmony

Not exactly hurt… more like ached.

Because Preacher did exactly what hesaid he would do. Didn’t he? He fucked you until you screamed yourselfhoarse, made you come over and over until you begged him to stop, ruined youfor any other dick but his for the rest of your damn life.

That thought should have scared her. Sowhy wasn’t it?

She took another sip of tea before studyingPreacher. He glanced over at her. “You hungry?”

“Getting there,” she said.

“We have an errand to run but we can grabsome lunch at Nan’s first.”

“We have an errand?” she said.

He nodded and she grinned at him. “Are yougoing to tell me what this errand is?”

“No.”

She laughed. “So secretive this morning, Simon.”

She studied the tattoos across his upperchest. “Are you ever going to ask me how I know your real name?”

“Figured Gideon told Grace or Kira and theytold you,” he said.

“Grace told me. She only told me because afterwe slept together the first time, I was kind of freaking out about sleeping witha guy whose actual name I didn’t know. Otherwise she wouldn’t have told me,”Addie said.

“It’s fine,” he said. “It’s not that bigof a deal.”

“How many people in Harmony Falls know yourreal name?” Addison said.

“You and Gideon and Grace. Probably Kiraif Gideon told her.”

“He hasn’t. I asked her once if she knewyour real name and she didn’t, said Gideon wouldn’t tell her. Why do you go byPreacher?”

She could almost feel his discomfort. Helooked away from her. “It’s just a nickname.”

He wasn’t telling her the entire truth, butshe let it go. “What’s your last name?”

“Wells.”

“Simon Wells,” she said. “I like it. Ithas a good…”

“What?” he said when she trailed off.

“Your initials are SW,” she said.

He didn’t reply and she tugged the sheetdown to stare at the barbell in her nipple. “SW is engraved in the barbell.”

She glanced up at him. “You had yourinitials engraved in the barbell before you put it in my nipple.”

His cheeks turned red and he cleared histhroat before pushing back the covers. “I’m gonna go have a quick shower.”

He pressed a kiss against her mouth and leftthe bedroom. She stared at the SW on either end of the barbell before leaningback against her pillow and staring at the ceiling. Preacher had his initialsengraved in her body jewelry. He got pissy and jealous as hell if he even thoughtanother guy was interested in her, he went to the bar last night to stop her whenhe thought she might sleep with another man, and then made her come so manytimes she forgot her own damn name.

A slow smile crossed her lips. Preachercould deny it all he wanted, but he was into her. Hell, he might even bedeveloping some feelings for her.

Maybe. But don’t confuse that withlove.

She wouldn’t. But if Preacher wanted todate her, she was all for it. Why shouldn’t they date?

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