Vicious Lies by Ella Miles

Author:Ella Miles [Miles, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-21T18:30:00+00:00

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Liesel

Snuggling with Langston is torture.

It’s worse than anything Mr. Black did to me.

It’s worse than…okay, it’s not really as terrible as the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, but I imagine this is how it feels to be shot and slowly bleed out to death. Every drop is painful, and you just want to get to the end so it can be over.

Holding Langston feels like that.

I can smell the sweat from his pores that he worked up after he stormed off. It overpowers even the smell of the fire.

I can hear his gentle, controlled breath in and out, louder than the chirp of the bugs and hum of the wind.

I can feel his warmth—there is no way he needs my body to stay warm.

Why do I stay draped over his body, then?

Because as soon as I touch him—I’m his. I can’t turn away. Some part of me I thought I had long ago buried likes his smell, how he sounds, his touch. I like it more than I should. I like a man I hate—a man who wants to kill me.

I’ve always wanted Langston. He was the first boy I ever wanted. I wanted him before I wanted Enzo. I just don’t think about that time and wanting Langston was something I never spoke out loud. I never let anyone know, even him.

That could be the truth that frees me, but I will never admit it to Langston.

It was just lust, not want for the man beneath the muscles, the smug smirk, the light-colored hair boy who taught me how to hunt, to search for secrets. He was the boy who taught me to lie.

If I could separate Langston the man from Langston’s body, maybe I’d finally give in to my desires, and we’d fuck willingly. Unfortunately, the only way to separate the two is to kill him and then fuck him, and I’m not into necrophilia.

Langston starts snoring. He’s asleep. Now’s my chance—to break free of his arms, to run.

I don’t want to run, but I shouldn’t stay snuggled up against him.

I force my head to lift and my arm to slink off his chest.

But his hand grips my arm, gently pulling it back over his chest. He’s still snoring; I’m not even sure if he woke up or not.

I huff out a deep breath.

There is no way I’m sleeping tonight.

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