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“I don’t want you, Sage. I crave you, more than my next fucking breath. I want to pin you to the ground and rip this pretty dress from your body, I want to fuck you until you cry and then I want to pump you full of my seed and get you pregnant so you can never leave me. That’s what I want.”
My darkest secrets are laid bare for her. The voice soundslike mine but the words aren’t spoken by me. Bewilderment strangles me as I try to figure out what the fuck is going on.
I’m not expecting the slap that connects with my cheek. I’m also not expecting it to ignite a fire in my soul that won’t be put out. The darkness inside me pulses with every beat of my heart, growing stronger, fully overtaking me.
“You need to run now, little girl,” I hear myself say, darkness dripping from every word. “Run fast and run far because if I catch you in these woods tonight, I will fuck your pretty little cunt raw.”
My voice doesn’t even sound like my own and it shouldn’t really. I feel fucking possessed and my voice should mimic that feeling. Is that what’s happening? All my life I’ve heard the stories of people claiming to be possessed but I’ve never put any stock into them. Could it be true? Can a normal person fall into darkness for a single night? Can a demon or a ghost or whatever really control someone? Because that sure-as-shit feels like what is happening to me right now.
Sage watches me for a beat before taking off into the forest. She doesn’t turn and run back the way we came. No. She runs away from the lights and the people deeper into the forest.
I don’t know what possesses me, but I lift my head and howl at the moon like a delusional wolf man before I stalk after her. Her short legs won’t carry her very far from me. And I grew up around these parts, I’ve been in these woods a million times. Things are spiraling quickly and I don’t know if I can—or even want to—stop this.
Let her run.
Let her believe she can escape.
She won’t ever be getting away from me.
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Sage
His words both revolt and arouse me. This isn’t the same man I have seen every morning for the past six months. No, this is a monster or a demon wearing his skin. He basically just told me he would take me against my will.
I am outraged! It’s why I slapped him.
The problem with that scenario is that my pussy is dripping for him. His words have me wet, ready, and wanting. I have never felt this way in my entire life, and it scares the shit out of me. Perhaps that’s really why I slapped him.
I hear him howl at the moon and for the first time tonight, true fear sets in. Not the kind that sends an adrenaline rush through your system, like skydiving or bungee jumping. No, this is the kind of fear you feel when walking home at night and finding yourself alone in the dark with four strange men.
Perhaps he was only pretending to be a good man. He could be a serial killer hiding in plain sight for all I know. Wouldn’t that be the perfect cover, though? The sheriff’s deputy is actually a serial killer. A burst of hysterical laughter explodes from me, and I slap my hand over my mouth, muffling the sound. I don’t need to give him anything that will help him find me.
My short legs work as quickly as they can, carrying me deeper into the underbrush and I realize the mistake I have made. I don’t know this area. I know Burke is stalking me like a lunatic but what else could be in these woods? Wolves? Wildcats? Snakes and spiders? Dear God, what have I done?
I stop and try to orient myself. There are no lights visible, and I can’t see any stars through the overhead leaves, the moon is barely shining through. I press my back against a tree, rubbing my arms against the bite of autumn cold finally sinking into my skin. A tear tracks down my cheek as the realization sinks in. I am lost in the woods with a fucking madman chasing me.
I hear a branch snap and turn to run. I don’t get far beforeI slam into something. Before I can fall on my ass, thick muscled arms band around my waist. A scream bubbles up in my chest but I never get the opportunity to let it out. Burke kisses me harshly once more, his hands kneading my ass.
My hands find their way between us, and I push against his chest, but I would have a better chance at pushing a mountain across a field. His body remains immovable, but his lips continue sliding against mine before working their way across my jaw and down my throat.
An involuntary shiver works its way through my body. I need to continue fighting him and I need to get away, but my hormones are making that hard and I feel my body melt against him. His woodsy scent invades my senses and I try my hardest to remember that he is in fact crazy and I don’t want to be in his arms.
Chapter Five
Burke
She slams into me, shivering from both the cold and fear if I had to guess. The instant I pull away from her, a scream leaves her, and I relish the sound. That isn’t normal, right? I shouldn’t enjoy the sound of her fear being vocalized. Mere moments ago she was pliable and soft in my arms but her fight has returned with a vengeance.
“Got you.” I push her back against a tree trunk, my arms cushioning the worst of the blow.
I want to wreck her, slake my lust in her, but I don’t want to hurt her. I would never intentionally do something that could harm her. I want to keep her, not break her. My thoughts are at war inside me. The darkness wants to ravage her while the real me wants to cradle her in my arms and let her know it will be okay.
“Please,” she begs softly, and I see a shimmering tear in the little light the moon can force through the foliage overhead. “Don’t do this, Burke.” Her small hands press against my chest once more, trying to put some distance between us.
“I told you what would happen,” I reply lowly. “I caught you, now I am going to take what is mine.”
“I don’t want this!”
