Page 70 of Virgin Lust

“I’m a Reaper.” Prudence chuckled softly. “Grim is my father.”

“So you’re the good version of a soul reaper?” Tiffany’s bizarre questions made me rub my brow.

“That’s an interesting way to put it,” Prudence said.

Tiffany wouldn’t get any other answer because I refused to give her all the ugly details about what I was.

“She’s your girlfriend?” Tiffany guessed. “She’s stunning. Even her aura is otherworldly.” My sister grimaced. “This lovely woman iswayout of your league.”

I grunted. “She’s my soulmate.” Taking Prudence’s hand, I placed it against my chest. “My soul aches when I’m not with her.”

“Oh, brother,” Tiffany muttered. Sadly, she could never understand. Especially if I told her I dropped flower petals whenever I stayed away from Prudence too long. But I was trying to woo my mate by declaring her as mine, and Tiffany no doubt sensed that.

Prudence’s presence brought me back to life. With that final goodbye to Tiffany, it would also mark my farewell to the human world. I didn’t belong there.

“I’ll always look after your family, but it’s no longer my home.” Prudence squeezed my shoulder as I spoke to Tiffany. “Neither of us belongs here anymore.”

“A home isn’t always a place.” Tiffany looked between Prudence and me. “Sometimes it’s a person to come back to.”

I turned to Prudence, her cheeks rosy and bright white teeth showing. She didn’t hide the pleasure she felt from Tiffany’s words until she saw me looking. Tiffany laughed at Prudence’s stiffened posture. It wasn’t like she could hide her emotions from me. I felt how much she hurt for me, and I knew how happy the moment made her.

“Go ahead, Reaper,” Tiffany said to Prudence. “I’m ready to go home.”

There was a content, bright glow to Tiffany’s ghostly face as she left that world. My shoulders sagged, but at least I got to say goodbye.

It was time to move on. I needed to help my Reaper. I wasn’t foolish enough to think I could save the world, but I could aid the ones that could.

I didn’t know how long we remained in my sister’s bedroom, but the silence ended when Prudence grabbed me by the waist and pulled me to her.

“What are you doing?”

She squeezed me tightly and laid her head against my chest.

My body burst to life every time she touched me. All the words I wanted to say to her lodged in my throat. Instead, I ran my fingers down her back.

“When we fall apart, one of us has to be the glue that holds us together.” Her shaky breath tingled my skin through the shirt.

“I don’t deserve you,” I uttered as I embraced her. “But I’m far from falling apart. Thank you. Because of you, I got to say goodbye.”

“Do you want me to stop?” She jiggled her arms around me.

“Never.”

“Let’s go pick up the gremlins,” Prudence said, stepping back. “I’m taking you home.”

I stiffened, ice filling my veins when I remembered she saw my ugly side. “Prudence…”

“Don’t, Shepherd,” she said sternly. “You’re mine. And whatever belongs to me doesn’t treat themselves the way you have.”

I caressed her cheek. “You’re my home, Princess. For you, I’ll live like a royal.”

“Oh, Soul Reaper…” She sighed as she leaned into me. “You’re like no one I’ve ever met, and I adore you.”

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As I dropped my bag of clothes in Prudence’s living room, Wallis darted for her huge sectional. “So soft,” he said, rubbing his face into the cushions. He forgot about his favorite humping toy in favor of feeling up the couch. I hoped he didn’t get any bad ideas.

“It smells like cupcakes and Prudence here,” Marty stated before laughing. “I love it!”

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