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I set my hands on my hips. “Maybe I want a little darkness in my life.”

“A little darkness is one thing, Diana. I’m a whole other thing.”

“I’m not sure what to say.”

“If you think you’ve been a good girl all your life, and you think taking a man with a little bit of an edge to bed will be some kind ofexperience, then you’re like a lot of women I’ve known.” He grips my waist, his nails digging into my flesh through my sweater. “But let me make one thing abundantly clear. If that’s what you’re looking for? Look elsewhere. Because you can’t even begin to know where I will take you.”

I gulp. “The only person who believes you’re that dark inside, Dragon, is you.”

“I’m done talking.” He advances toward me. “I want you. I want to sink my cock inside your sweet little cunt more than I want my next breath of air. But I won’t force you. I may be sin, but I have my limits.”

I breathe out sharply. “Then I’m right. You’renotdarkness personified.”

He raises an eyebrow. “You think because I’m not a rapist I’m not dark? Think again, sweet girl. I can andwilltake you to hell.”

I shrug then, my body on fire. “Do it, then. You think you’ve been to hell and back? Take me there, and then I’ll tell you how dark you truly are.”

ChapterTwenty

Dragon

My God, she’s tempting.

I haven’t been this tempted by a woman in a long time.

And I know damned well I need to leave my hands off her.

But there she stands, her dark eyes blazing, glaring at me, daring me.

Fuckingchallengingme to take her. To take her to hell.

She has no idea what I can do.

Getting involved with me will only drag her down.

As much as I want her—and even though she’s basically offering herself up on a platter—I need to be the stronger person here. I need to think of her as a narcotic that I’m dying to get into my system.

And damn, I want her more than I’ve ever wanted any drug.

But I need to say no.

I need to be a better person.

I won’t drag her sweet sunlight into my spiral of darkness.

She may want it. Hell, she mayneedit.

But she’ll have to find it somewhere else.

I release my grip on her and take a step back. “Go to bed, Diana.”

Her gorgeous eyes widen. “You’re kidding, right?”

I shake my head. “I don’t kid. How often have you seen me smile, Diana? How often have you heard me offer thanks when I know I should? How often have you seen me express anything other than darkness and negativity?”

“Prove it,” she says.

“Prove what?”