e was a shadow of a man, dark and massive. With my blurry vision l truly believed he was nothing more than a damned im

ropped the body but didn't stop throwing up his fists. Blow after blow until the sound of breaking bone turn

to a crimson pulp on the street. My eyes refused to listen as I willed them closed. I didn't want to watch this cruel man brutalize Richard. I t

as out of my mouth, the man i'mmediately stopped. His entire body froze with his fist in the air

stepped in my direction. I wanted to hug myself, to curl up into a ball and disappear but I couldn't budge an inch

he crouched down at my level and the distant street light revealed his face. As soon as I had sight of it, it stole all

o intense. His face was devastatingly handsome and that realization warred with my fear of him. He had spik

ave temporarily saved me, he still wasn't God. Unexpectedly his hand shot out and in a blink of an eye this dark stranger,

ips onto my chin and over his fingers , his green eyes i'mmediately widened. His shoulders stiffened and his c

forward and closed the gap between us. "You smell so damn good for your own good", His voice

reath fanned my face and I swallowed hard. My eyes closed as his tongue slipped over my tender bottom lip. He

of death in the air. Maybe I was dumber than I thought I was because something about him lured me in. He

minutes it turned into a rough kiss. The firm grip on my chin moved and cupped my cheek as the stranger went on with

d more. The kiss deepened and my toes curled. My head was full of clouds which thoroughly distracted me from the pai

im immediately left me cold to the night air which hit me like a frosty slap to the face. The man leaned back

His voice brought me fully from my daze and forced me to land back in the reality of my aching body. "Every