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Chapter Thirty-Nine
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The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Nine
GABRIELLAThe moment Leon’s mouth makes contact with mine, my brain completely short-circuits.For a fraction of a second, I freeze against the cold brick wall, my mind struggling to process the delicious weight of his body pressed against me. But then the friction of his lips, hot and wet against mine, ignites a flame on my skin.My hands move on their own, fingers moving up to tangle into the short hair at the nape of his neck. I pull him closer and wrap my legs tighter around his waist.This isn’t anything like the clumsy, quick kisses I shared with Jack in the past. Jack kissed like a college boy trying to get done with it immediately.Leon kisses like a possessed man.The kiss is hard, rough, and intoxicatingly possessive. He shifts his grip on me, his large hands digging into my thighs and hauling my hips closer against the hard length of his body. He deepens the kiss with a possessive slide of his tongue, and I taste the liquor alongside the desperation on his tongue.A quiet m
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Eight
LEONI am losing my goddamn mind.I crush the thin red plastic cup in my palm until the plastic cracks and splits under my knuckles. I’m standing in the shadows as we agreed, but every muscle in my neck is pulled tight as I track every single movement she makes.I know exactly what she’s doing.It’s a deliberate, lethal form of torture. Ten minutes ago, under the excuse that the hallway was too tight, she squeezed past me on her way to the cooler. She made sure her bare shoulder slid against my arm, her silk-draped hip brushing against my thigh.That scent of hers, sweet vanilla, warm skin, and a hint of liquor, hits my senses all at once, that not-so-innocent touch leaving a line of fire everywhere her skin brushed against mine.I am uncomfortably, ridiculously, hard.Fuck.I should not be fucking aroused on duty. I’m sure that’s utterly prohibited in the how-to-be-a-bodyguard rule book.But she’s not helping matters here.Now, she’s in the middle of the crowded living room floor, fl
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Seven
GABRIELLAThe boutique smells like lavender, vanilla, and money. High-end racks of silk and satin line the walls, and for the first time since moving to New York, I’m actually dress shopping with friends. I trail my fingers over a rack of evening gowns, trying to tamp down the excitement bubbling up inside me.A few yards behind us, near the store's glass front, is Leon. He’s leaning against a display case, hands shoved in his trouser pockets, his dark eyes scanning the room like a hawk. He’s dressed in black from head to toe, which causes him to stick out like a sore thumb in the boutique filled with bright, pastel colors. But he doesn't seem to care.Nicole grabs a bright crimson mini dress off the rack, holding it up against herself before glancing back at Leon. "How on earth did you reconcile with your bodyguard to the point that he not only agreed to let you come to the party but also let you go dress shopping?"I shrug, a small hum escaping my throat as I flip through a line of
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Six
LEON“I think this search is fruitless. We have found absolutely nothing.”Kai tosses a thin manila folder onto his desk, his frustrated expression illuminated by the light from the large computer screens before him.“I know I might be a pro at technology and all, but it’s hard to find someone if you don’t have a name or a face. It’s like chasing a ghost, which, technically, that’s exactly what this is because the woman is dead.” He sighs, rubbing his eyes and spinning his revolving chair to face me. “This is a complete waste of time.”I lean forward, resting my forearms on the desk, my eyes moving from the useless printouts to the images of the dozens of dead ballerinas we’ve scanned over the past few hours. If Ivy were here, we wouldn’t have even spent that much time on this in the first place. She’s out on one of her solo runs today, leaving just Kai, Dante, and me to sift through the dead ends.Dante pushes off the brick wall, crossing his arms over his chest, his expression as br
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Five
LEONThe car ride to school the next morning is suffocating, but it is not because of the bitter coldness that usually sits between us. The air in the confined space of the SUV is thick, heavy, and humming with electricity. Every time Leon reaches down to shift gears, my eyes track the movement of his hands, my mind instantly flashing back to the kitchen.I can’t stop thinking about the hard, tattooed lines of his bare chest. The image is engraved in my mind. I can still feel the radiating heat of his skin, the roughness of his calloused hands gripping my waist as he lifted me onto the marble counter. I remember the sharp hitch in my breath when our mouths were inches apart.We almost kissed.The realization settles in my stomach and knots my insides with a frustrated, desperate ache.I wish we had.The moment he pulls up to the campus curb, my heart is hammering so aggressively against my ribs that I practically jump out of the passenger seat just to escape from that suffocating sile
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirty-Four
GABRIELLAThe ticking of the digital clock on my nightstand reads 2:14 AM. I roll onto my back, staring up at the dark ceiling as my eyes refuse to drift close to sleep and my mind refuses to turn off.My thoughts drift to my friends. Or my current lack of friends.I miss Lisa and Nicole. It stings to admit it, even to myself, but the silence in my life outside of dance class is deafening. We haven't spoken since our last argument, and despite how passive-aggressive they’ve been acting, I hate this isolation. I miss having friends to text about stupid things. I miss feeling like a normal twenty-year-old girl.My thoughts linger in that direction for a few minutes, before they drift, as they inevitably do these days, to Leon.Before I can stop it, a ridiculous, silly smile splits across my face in the dark. I quickly press my palm over my mouth, feeling foolish, but the warmth in my chest lingers. Things are different between us now. Ever since the night he massaged my bruised feet an
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Fifteen
GABRIELLAThe glass in my hand suddenly feels too small and fragile from how tight I’m holding it. I become painfully aware of what I’m wearing, just a pair of thin silk shorts and a matching camisole that does absolutely nothing to cover me. My skin prickles under the weight of realization. It’s n
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Thirteen
GABRIELLAThe man Leon was just talking to strolls off with his hands in his pockets. I didn’t catch a proper look of his face, but his height and gait are very similar to Leon’s. They’re even dressed alike, both in all-black attire.Who is he?For some reason, it never crossed my mind that Leon has
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Eleven
GABRIELLAThe corridor outside his office is quiet, too quiet for a Monday afternoon. Most of the other lecturers have already closed their doors, and the hum of student chatter has thinned to a few scattered voices. My flats click against the tiled floor, the soles sounding louder to my ears as I
The Darkest Devotion Chapter Nine
GABRIELLAThe next school day is torture before it even begins.I wake up before my alarm rings, dragging myself out of bed and into the shower just to keep my mind from spiraling. Steam curls around me, but it doesn’t clear the raging thoughts in my head. How do I navigate my new life? How do I n
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