Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

Author:Katee Robert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks

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When Charon said he wanted me to earn his forgiveness, I expected something more traditional. Bondage, or maybe him putting me over his knee and spanking me until I begged him to fuck me. I was even anticipating it. Somehow, despite my bravado, this is so much worse.

It’s absolutely agonizing watching Orpheus mix the paint. He’s got a look on his face that I’m intimately familiar with. Once upon a time, I used to love to watch him work. He wasn’t precious about being alone while he was painting, so I was able to watch him whenever I wanted to. And I always wanted to.

I don’t know if I believe in magic, but when Orpheus sinks into his creative zone and draws forth beauty from nothing…that’s magic. I always felt special because he allowed me to witness it.

I’m not the same woman, grateful to even be in the room. The person I am now would never be satisfied with only witnessing magic. I want to be the one creating it. I don’t know what that looks like for me. I’m not an artist like Orpheus, or a designer like Juliette, or even a photographer like Psyche—my sister would never call herself that, but it’s the truth.

I’m still figuring out where I fit in, which should make this experience particularly uncomfortable, because Charon is effectively shoving me back into a role I no longer want. Except…

It’s different.

I’m not a passive observer this time. Not when I’m stretched out with my head on Charon’s thigh. Not when Orpheus is joining us on the bed.

He looks at us for several beats and then takes up a position next to my hip closest to the head of the bed. “May I?”

I’m about to answer when I realize that he’s not looking at me. He’s waiting for Charon’s permission. I tense, not sure how I feel about that…except I do know, don’t I? It’s there in the deep pulse of heat spreading through me. As much as I like being the one to give commands, this is unbearably sexy too. I turn my head just enough to see Charon, to watch the hunger grow in his dark eyes. Not just hunger for me. He wants Orpheus. He wants us.

“By all means.”

Orpheus smiles and goes about nudging me into the position he wants me. One arm gets draped back over Charon’s thighs. He grabs a pillow and stuffs it under my hip so I’m tilted toward him. His hands don’t linger on my body, and every time he touches me, I have to fight not to arch into the weight of his fingertips against my skin. He’s treating me as gently and remotely as he would any of his canvases. It’s agonizing and so hot, I can barely stand it, and he hasn’t even done anything yet.

Then he begins to paint.

I try to stay relaxed, but the first drag of the wet brush along my heated skin is almost more than I can bear. It’s such a small sensation.

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