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291 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2013
"Baby," he murmurs, "You are the reason I fuckin' breathe."
“Baby,” he murmurs, gripping me and hurling me up and into his chest...“You are the reason I fuckin’ breathe.
Christ, I want to kiss him. He’s older than me. He’s the enemy. I’m lying to him. Yet, I want to kiss him.
“Too fuckin’ old,” he rasps, wrenching his mouth from mine.
“Not to me,” I whimper.
“Fuck.”
I love Serenity, heart and motherfuckin’ soul, and she betrayed me. I can’t think around it, I can’t breathe without it hurting.
“Three things,” he growls. “One, you’re too fuckin’ young for me. Two, because of that, don’t ever kiss me again and three, fuck, darlin’, you kiss like a fuckin’ angel.”
“Are you seriously going to pretend nothing is going on here?” I cry.
He glares at me. “There’s nothing going on. I told you that.”
“Oh get your head out of your ass! There’s so much sexual tension in the air, I should just orgasm standing here.”
“Baby,” he murmurs, gripping me and hurling me up and into his chest. He wraps his big arms around me, and nestles his face into my hair. “You are the reason I fuckin’ breathe.”
“I just want it over…”
“I will end it for you, darlin’. I swear it.”
“Don’t even give me that guilty look, Serenity,” she says, crossing her arms. “I know exactly what you two got up to last night. I had to wear earplugs to avoid the mental damage it would have done if I continued to listen to you screaming my father’s name over, and over, and over. Oh, and before I went to bed, I saw my father here smuggling your clothes upstairs. So obvious.”
"I'm playing with fire, and I'm sure to get burned. There's no way around it. Someone is going to get hurt. Someone I love."
"He's older than me. He's the enemy. I'm lying to him. Yet, I want to kiss him."
"Am I falling this hard for a girl younger than me who I don't even know?"
"Life is life. We don't get to choose how it goes, we just deal with it."
"Three things," he growls. "One, you're too fuckin' young for me. Two, because of that, don't ever kiss me again and three, fuck, darlin', you kiss like a fuckin' angel."
Janine looks concerned for me, and I know why, but I can't explain it to her. If Hogan finds out I'm lying, she gets hurt. If Jackson finds out what I'm doing, I lose him. If I do as Hogan asks, Jackson could likely die.
"You think I don't love you?" he rasps. "You think I don't fucking care? I care, Serenity. I want you more than I've wanted anything in my life, and you frighten the fuck out of me. You could change your mind at any moment, deciding I'm not good enough, or too old, and then where will I be? If you think I am pulling away, because I dont' care, then you're fucking wrong. I care about you more than I care to admit... You are the reason I fuckin' breathe."
I stare at my father, and I know.
Without him I am dead
So for now, I have to do as he asks.
No matter the cost.
I can't get her out of my head. She's in there and she ain't budging. Serenity. Fucking Serenity. She's so fuckin' perfect. So fuckin' gorgeous. I shouldn't even be lookin' at her, but there she was, talkin' freely about her innocence and blushing so damn sweet. I want her. It doesn't matter how much I try to tell myself I don't, I do.
"Are you seriouly going to pretend nothing is going on here?" I cry.
He glares at me. "There's nothing going on. I told you that."
"Oh get your head out of your ass! There's so much sexual tension in the air, I should just orgasm standing here."