SINFUL SALVATION
"Do you know that? Even battered, even scared, you're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
I stopped cleaning. My heart raced.
"Don't say that," I whispered. "Don't be kind to me. It makes it worse."
"Worse?" he asked, catching my wrist. His grip was soft—so soft compared to last night. "How could this be worse?"
"Because I'm going to fall in love with you," I sobbed, the words spilling out before I could stop them. "And loving a monster is the most dangerous thing in the world."
He pulled my wrist, gently, pulling me onto his lap. I straddled his thighs, my belly pressing against his abs.