Page 23 of Virgin Lust

A dreamy sigh escaped me. My curse wanted him, a soul reaper, as my soulmate for eternity. I had yet to read his past. Honestly, I was afraid to do so, but after witnessing what happened with my siblings, there might not be a way out of the whole marking business.

Fate wasn’t fair. Humans didn’t know how lucky they were in that department. They were able to choose their lovers, make their own mistakes, and experience everything else when it came to love.Not immortals.

Maybe there could be something beautiful about destiny. If my curse would just let me be…

My eyes widened as two green eyes stared back at me. Then I remembered why I wanted to run—to avoid humiliation. Not that we had sex.Did we?I didn’t think so.Sowhy didn’t he try?

While I panicked, he casually murmured in a sleep-filled voice, “Hi.”

I blinked, and then blurted out, “Hi.”

We stared at each other for a long while before he reached out and rubbed his thumb beneath my eye. I held my breath as he gently caressed me. “Your eyes are blue again. I’m glad you’re back to normal.”

Normal?I didn’t know my eyes changed when Lust took control. I’d only fallen prey to my curse once before with the retired Reaper. Averting my gaze, I sat up quickly and dragged my fingers through my tangled hair. What on earth did I look like? Those knots came courtesy of the soul reaper. Shepherd had pulled out the hair tie, then gripped my black mane in his hands. My body had arched as his fingers stroked me. The memory made my skin tingle, and my clit throbbed.

I stared at his parted lips.Not helping.

“You gonna talk to me, princess, and tell me your name?”

Out of everything he said last night, that had been the one thing he asked the most.

With my fingers snagging in my hair, I whispered, “Prudence.”

“Prudence,” he said slowly, his brow furrowing slightly. Then he smiled, and it brightened his entire face. “That’s your name?”

I nodded. “Prudence Reaper.”

He sat up. “That’s why I sensed you in Grim’s woods. You’re his daughter?”

“Sensed?” I tilted my head. How could a soul reapersenseme?

Shepherd rubbed his jaw. “About that—”

“Prudence!” a familiar voice called out, and I jumped. Looking toward the tailgate, I saw Kitty and Payne.

Payne moved away from the truck and sighed. “Get dressed. We don’t have time for this.”

My stomach tightened. Shepherd and I were still partially naked. I glanced over at his slightly erect cock and licked my lips.What am I doing?Stop ogling him.Shaking my head, I materialized pants on both of us. Shepherd must not have noticed what I’d done since he was too busy glaring at Payne.

“Who the fuck are you?” Shepherd spat out.

Payne faced him and lifted a brow. “What? You talking to me?”

Oh, no!“What are you guys doing here?” I blurted before Shepherd could respond.

Kitty waggled her brows at me while the men ignored me.

Payne narrowed his gaze on Shepherd. “Wait, a second! You’re that soul reaper from the human festival.”

“And you’re the Reaper. Glad that’s settled. Now, what do you want with Prudence?” Shepherd’s gaze turned a shade of purple, revealing his true inhuman nature, as anger thickened his voice.

“Babysitting duty,” Payne shouted. “Not that it’s any of your business.”

A muscle twitched in Shepherd’s jaw.

“Payne,” I warned as my face and neck heated.Could he shut up?

I stood, but Shepherd snatched my wrist. His violet orbs were focused on my face. “You listen to him, too?”

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