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h through the rusted side door
so the air is humid. But it feels
tant cars passing on the highway. The drone of the single fluorescent streetl
ut of the darkness and grabs
e you doing here?
still caught in
cting to
ish what he started. To shu
t's n
s Levi-John'
I feared. But not
h my arm free of his clutches
he scent of alcohol. So much that I feel a little drunk jus
s. "Thought I'd put some
artass. No one has heard from you in months. If
. "You don't s
's a
g lot with a drunken asshole who's best friend with my abusiv
as Caleb Wilson, the Fighter Prince of Ravenl
em will hear me if I s
means one thi
always referred to him as "the rat," which amazing
ing to take back to his nest of Hell Prince scum. And if you give him the
he is bigger than I
again. His hand is an immo
e. He must see me glance around, hoping for
anymore. You know that, right? No on
n if we aren't dating, I'm sure
n look yellow and sickly. When he smil
r, honey. You don't know the first fucki
mall alcove in the alley behind the abandoned bui
nst his hold, but
got
and pins me there with his hips. My head c
r in my chest, but I ca
ody is froz
, Levi's mouth
ng warm or sensual or pleasurable about it at all. It feels like my teeth are being
rprising him enough that he stumbl
at my mouth with the sleeve of
al is about. John was pissed when you left, and
s towards
is off and he takes it in the thigh instead. He
when he rears b
vision double.
o one is com
urself," he slurs. "Relax a
body is plastered to mine so thoroughly
ter against my hips. I cringe away from him and try to pull m
ppening. I can't think s
I'm fucked
s open. A sharp triangle of light s
owards the doo
Hell Prince I recognize but don't know
oor. Just before it shut
i sighs, cutting m
l human beings. I expect the guy to step in and see
uckles to himself.
closed, plunging us i
A
ever stood
being a few pounds heavier and a few
cking
while to rea
acked him straight in the jaw that he started
rner of the ring as h
d is roaring. It's a good night for
uge, loping swing that
deliver a crunching upper
tely, square on his ass.
moron," I
d take his loss. That way, he'll go home intact. I can't
ype to take friend
vas and lumbers up slowly. I sigh, wipe the sweat off my foreh
owards me. Feints high with the jab, then tries to bring that
ight've fooled me. I might've eate
not anyo
on. I own this
emind him of t
use. It goes whistling o
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