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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
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{Dominic}Her voice caught me off guard. She sounded almost like she was already regretting her decision.“Well, if you're up for it, I thought we could check out the boat. There’s a dock just down the cliff.”She stiffened slightly as her lips twitched, and not in a good way. “I’m not a fan of water,” she murmured, barely meeting my gaze. “Not a fan?” I gave her a suspicious look, “Like you get seasick? Or you just hate the ocean?”She gave me a look. “I almost drowned once. Never stepping foot near it again.”“First air, now water?” I laughed, “You’re quiet the character, aren’t you?”She glared at me, and there was an awkward pause before I finally responded. “Look, you won’t have to swim or even touch the water. The yacht’s massive and it doesn’t rock much. Besides, you'll be inside most of the time with me. I won’t let anything happen to you.”She bit her lower lip, and I could hear her pulse tick up slightly. My gaze focused on how her teeth sank into her bottom lip, and I imm
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{Lyra}The sea was calm this morning, swaying gently under the yacht, and the sky was a dim shade of amber, almost like someone had spilled honey across.I pulled my knees to my chest, the hem of my sundress dancing around my ankles in the early breeze. My hair was still damp from my shower; curling slightly at the ends and clinging to the sides of my face. I hadn’t bothered to fix it and instead kept staring out at the shimmering ripples of the ocean. It was our last morning on the yacht, and something about that felt… heartbreaking. I wasn’t ready to leave, and return back to the real world, but even I knew that was a pipe dream.Still, a part of me wanted to hold this particular moment in my hands and freeze it here forever. It wasn’t about the expensive yacht, or even the private island, or the dream beach house, or the fact that I’d finally tasted food that could make you moan in public and not care.It was him.Dominic made this a dream I never asked for. The way he’d laughed a
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{Dominic}Her fingers curled into the front of my shirt with surprising strength for someone so delicate, yanking me down before I could think, or even breathe.It was hot, it was messy, and it was divine.I allowed myself to savor the taste of Evangeline as I nibbled softly on her bottom lip; she tasted like margaritas and spice, and her scent filled my nostrils, diminishing what little restraint I had left. Her breath hitched as her fingers moved into my hair, pulling me closer, until I was practically braced above her, one hand on the mattress, the other still half in the air where I’d been about to walk out.“The contract…” I muttered against her lips.A lazy, drunk giggle escaped her mouth. “You never signed the addendum.” Her voice was breathy, and her lips brushed mine. “Technically, we can do whatever we want.”My blood roared like crashing tides, and I kissed her again. It was soft at first, but I wanted more… much more. My arm wrapped around her back, and my other hand gripp
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{Lyra}My head felt like it had been split open by a sledgehammer. It pulsed with a dull, unrelenting ache that throbbed behind my eyes.I groaned, cracking one eye open, only to immediately regret it as sunlight poured through the open cabin windows and stabbed right into my skull. Every inch of my skin felt warm, and not the sunburnt, or fever warm, just a burning sensation, spreading from low in my belly, through my limbs like a slowly growing flame.As I shifted under the covers, a creeping awareness overwhelmed me—something wasn’t right. Beneath the silky sheets... “Sweet moon goddess, no!” My hands darted down and confirmed my horror. Aside from my panties, I was completely naked.I let out a high-pitched shriek and shot up in the bed, clutching the covers to my chest as my heart hammered so loudly I thought it might leap from my throat. “What the hell happened last night?!”Images flashed through my mind, and my brain scrambled through foggy memories; his mouth on mine, his han
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{Dominic}I didn’t move from Odessa’s side, not even when Maek began his examination. With a wave of his hand, his magic pulsed like static through the room, stirring the hairs on my arms and making me twitch.Odessa sat up in the bed, propped against a mountain of pillows, her skin flush with life again. Her eyes trailed every movement Maek made, but mine were locked onto her face. I felt like I was watching a ghost come back to life.Maek ran a final test, pressing an ancient rune stone to Odessa’s chest. It pulsed violet for a few seconds, then dimmed. He let out a deep grunt and picked the stone up, then he turned to me, wiping his hands on a cloth.“Well?” I asked. My voice came out gruff and heavy.“The curse is still inside of her, but it’s been suppressed.” his words dropped like lead.My chest tightened. “Suppressed? What does that even mean?”“It means the dark energy isn’t active right now. Dormant, like a wolf in hibernation. But it’s still there, curled deep inside her. S
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{Lyra}I chose to sit up front with Ryker, not because I liked him or anything. But it just felt wrong to sit in the back with Dominic and Odessa, I mean, he had just gotten her back. They’d been robbed of five years, I couldn’t bring myself to take up even five minutes of that reunion.Ryker didn’t say much when I climbed in. He just grunted, flicked a glance my way, then focused back on the road. He kept doing that—those sideways looks like he expected me to sprout horns or shoot fire from my eyes. “Want to ask me something, or are you just going to keep side-eying me like I stole something of yours?” I finally said.His lip twitched. “You don’t smell like a liar.”“Gee, thanks."He didn’t answer, but he didn’t scowl either, so maybe that was progress.When we reached Dominic’s estate, Odessa stepped out of the car like she was seeing it for the first time. “It looks gloomier than I remember,” she said as her nose wrinkled in disapproval.Dominic was already halfway around the car,
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