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“I’m going to fuck you hard, and you’re going to take what I give you tonight,” he snarled, fingers plunging roughly into my soaked pussy. “Every fucking thing.”

“Yes,” I gasped, my voice hoarse.

He fucked me hard from behind—deep, brutal strokes, one hand fisted in my hair, the other bruising my hip. When his fingers found my clit, I shattered, screaming, clenching around him as he kept pounding through my orgasm. He came with a vicious groan, flooding me, claiming me so completely I felt ruined.

Afterward, the switch flipped again.

He carried me to the bathroom like I was made of glass, cleaned me gently with a warm cloth, then tucked me into bedand pulled me against his chest. He rubbed lotion into the angry red handprints on my ass, kissed every bruise tenderly, and held me like I was the only thing keeping the monster at bay.

“You did so good, rabbit,” he murmured against my hair, his voice soft now. “So fucking good.”

I curled into him, my mind spinning. The sweet Kael and the brutal one were the same man.

God help me… I wanted more.

Chapter 25

Priest

I leaned against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, watching the circus unfold. Miyori was at the stove, stirring something. Maya was at the island, stealing food off the cutting board, and Raziel let her do whatever she wanted.

"Caine's coming," Miyori said, glancing at me. "With Zia."

I grunted.

"Be nice."

"I'm always nice."

Maya snorted. "You're about as nice as a root canal, Priest."

I shot her a look. She shot one back. Neither of us blinked.

"Shut up, crackhead."

"Former crackhead, liar." She smirked. "You better enjoy this get-together. I give it a week before my sister figures out another one of your lies and you're in the doghouse again."

Raziel sighed, rubbing his temples. "Can you two go one day without trying to kill each other?"

"She started it," I said flatly.

"I didn't start nothing," Maya shot back. "You've been mean since the day I met you."

Raziel grabbed Maya by the waist and pulled her against him. "Shut up and eat your food."

"I'm not hungry."

"You're always hungry."

"Maybe I'm hungry for something else." She grinned in his direction.

I looked away. That was too much information. Miyori groaned.

"Please. Not at my table."

Maya laughed—that loud, unrepentant laugh that made Raziel's whole face soften.

Miyori caught my eye. She smiled—that small, knowing smile that said she saw everything.