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Her mouth opened slightly, but her breath still came out in an even beat, which told me she was still off in her own little dream world—the one place that was inaccessible to me.

I must be going insane if I suddenly found myself jealous of her thoughts and dreams.

Possessive, more like, but I wasn’t too keen on putting a label on it.

I pushed the thin strap down her shoulder, exposing more skin.

My heart beat in tandem with her breath as I moved the fabric out and bared one tit to my view.

Fuck me, but she was even more perfect in person.

I let my fingers roam down to her pretty little nipple, loving the way it puckered from my touch.

“How the hell am I supposed to let you go now?” I whispered to her.

There was no response. Not that I had expected one.

I pulled away, my hands clenching in tight fists to keep from reaching out and grabbing her, taking her with me. Sure, she would struggle, and I might even scare her a bit—at first.

But I would treat her well.

I would show her how fucking amazing it was to be mine.

No other stupid fuckers would ever hurt her.

I would surround her entirely with me until all that was left in her universe was the man who would own her completely.

And she would be there willingly.

There was just no other way.

There is no way for me to feel like this over the girl and for her to not feel anything for me in return.

I brushed some of the hair away from her face and leaned down. I pressed a chaste kiss on her forehead.

Soon.

Soon, she would be mine.

In every single way possible for her to be mine.

11

RYLEIGH

My eyes sprangopen to the blue twilight sky outside my window.

I woke up feeling…

Restless.

I didn’t know why that was, and I didn’t know how to make it go away.

It wasn’t unusual for me to wake up feeling tired.

I couldn’t even remember the last time I had woken up feeling refreshed, but this morning was entirely different.

Something was different, and I hoped it was nothing more than that I was still getting used to waking up in a new place, so far away from anything and everyone I was familiar with.

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