Page 83 of The Villain We Tempt

The Ghost Prince

Now you’re just being hurtful.

Velvet Villainess

DID YOU FILM US EARLIER?!

The Ghost Prince

No. That’s a promise.

I don’t how the hell I’m supposed to trust this man, or why I should.

But on that bit, at least, I do.

The Ghost Prince

You’re stalling.

Velvet Villainess

Stalling?

The Ghost Prince

Names, baby. I need their names.

Itreallyshouldn’t make me grin when he calls me baby or uses my name.

Then again, it shouldn’t make me wet, either, but here we are.

Velvet Villainess

Let me guess. You want their names so you can kill them for daring to touch me, because of your fragile ego?

The Ghost Prince

Aww, who told you my plans?

I giggle.

Velvet Villainess

You know the kind of books I read. That’s par the course for the men in those stories.

The Ghost Prince

Is that your way of saying I'm your book boyfriend?

Yup, just me grinning like an asshole over here.

Velvet Villainess

Not in ANY way shape or form.

The Ghost Prince

For the record, it’s not about ego. Do you really think someone with my height, body, and dick has a fragile ego?