𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲’𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫…⁠
The second she stepped out of her brother’s car, I knew she was a wildfire.⁠
Spitting mad and so stunning she stole my breath.⁠
She thinks her brother made a deal with the devil, and by working for me, she’s paying off his debt.⁠
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𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.⁠
Doesn’t know the danger that surrounds her.⁠
Soon, she realizes there is something sinister lurking in the shadows.⁠
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𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.⁠
I want to hate her back, but with every sassy thing that fires from her mouth, she gets deeper under my skin.⁠
With each heated glance, I feel myself losing control.⁠
And when I crawl into bed with her, I combust.⁠
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𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥.⁠
But as outside threats begin to infiltrate, I’ll do anything to keep the oath I made to keep her safe.⁠
Even expose her to the monster that I am…⁠