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I giggled even though I promised myself I wouldn’t.

It was hard not to. Silas never hid how much I got to him.

How all I needed to say was that I wanted him, and he was mine.

Like I said, the man was far from subtle.

I never had to guess what he thought about me.

It was all there on his face. And if not there, then in the next words he said to me.

Silas’s strong chest rippled with the hungry glance he gave my body.

“You better not tease and leave tonight, love, or I’ll hunt you down like prey and have you wherever I find you.

” His silver eyes flashed in challenge. “Unless that’s what you want.

You want your handsome rogue to chase you, little rebel? ”

I shrugged, magic swirling around me. “Depends. Are you the catch and release type?”

His pecs flexed and his jaw tautened, aroused by the mere thought of a new cat and mouse game. “Oh, love. I’m much, much worse. I’m the bastard who’ll catch you, then eat you.”

My pulse thrummed and I shrugged, an excited jolt slicing down my spine. “Well, in that case…”

Without waiting, I was off down the street, my magic powering my steps. I heard the mercenary curse before he gave chase. It’d take a lot to outrun him, but I was up for the challenge. I’d make him work for it tonight. He’d left me to sleep when big decisions were being made. Again.

He deserved it.

The area around the house was mostly abandoned buildings and streets.

I wasn’t likely to run into many humans out here, but the odd one here and there would cut through this area or take up residence in one of the abandoned structures.

So, just in case, I sent out magic to identify anyone nearby.

And when nothing came back, I swiftly fled down one street after another, checking behind me only not to find the beast chasing me. I didn’t sense him anywhere.

Had he gotten distracted by something?

My stomach was fluttering in a way it never had. I couldn’t catch my breath even though it’d been no effort at all to run like this. Moonlight illuminated my half-naked physique, tattoos and scars on display. I’d lost my goddamn mind, but for some reason, I didn’t regret it.

After another sweep of the area, I headed down another street, checking the tops of the buildings for an assassin on the hunt.

Heat swelled in my stomach at the mere thought of him catching me.

He wouldn’t leave me out here alone, not after the other night, so I could only guess he was stalking me. Waiting for me to let my guard down.

I wouldn’t.

I sensed something to my left, so I took off to the right, pulse quickening again. Live wires webbed across my skin and the hair on my body stood on end. I’d never felt so fucking alive.

I navigated the streets, checking every corner, evading every dark alcove, but I hadn’t seen or felt him nearby in the nearly ten minutes I’d been running. Maybe he’d lost me. The mere thought of him out of his mind trying to find me felt like a sweet revenge.

Serves the brute right.

Turning another corner, I looked for a place to hide. I’d wait it out and make the asshole use all his skills to find me. Devilish grin on my face, I stalked forward, bent on finding a place to hide in the abandoned building ahead, but I was caught before I had a chance to make my way inside.

Silas had me caged against another wall, chest rising and falling like he couldn’t catch his breath, the silver in his eyes luminous beams in the dark.

“Sneaky little rebel. You’ll never be able to outrun me, never be able to hide from me, not in this life or the next.

There’s nowhere you can go where I can’t find you, yeah? ”

I bit my bottom lip and stared at him, neck cranked back, heart thundering in my chest. I couldn’t breathe, and I was worried a single caress from him would make me come.

It was a whole new sensation being caught after running from him.

I didn’t want to admit how much I liked the thrill of the chase.

How much I wanted him to catch me, only to fuck me with abandon out here where anyone could see us.

I’d never thought I’d get off on running around with barely any clothes on, chased by a pervert, but the tension and race of my pulse suggested I’d enjoyed it as much as he did.

For seconds we just breathed each other’s air with our eyes locked.

My mouth was a little dry and I was a bit shaky on powerful legs, so I only managed to say, “Make this quick, asshole. I don’t want the guys to come looking for us.” My voice was much softer than I’d like. “Eat quickly,” I added, hiding a smile.

With a shameless grin, his pants were already undone and around his ankles, his cock in hand. “Turn around, princess, and bend over. Wouldn’t want that pretty back of yours to get scuffed up with how rough I’m about to give it to you.”

I did what he asked, putting my hands on the wall and bracing. He was behind me, one hand on my hip, and the other guiding his cock where we both wanted it most.

“This sweet little cunt is glistening wet, love. Did you like running from me that much?”

Without warning, he sunk into me, his entire girthy length stretching me as deep as it’d go. And he didn’t wait. He withdrew just enough to slam back inside, finding the spot that flooded my lower half with sensation and heat right away.

I didn’t want to moan, but he was as rough as he promised, hitting every sensitive spot inside. Rubbing my clit the way I liked. Sucking my neck and fucking me like we were the only two people in the world.

He wrapped my hair around his hand and pulled my head back, slapping into me harder.

“You’re positively dripping, love. Your tight cunt doesn’t want to let go every time my cock slides inside.

” His voice rumbled, thrusts hitting harder.

“Makes a bloke wonder if you want to be chased and fucked every time, yeah?”

A feral noise left my throat before I could catch it. “I’m going to kill you.”

“Promises, promises, little rebel.”

The crest of my orgasm was hard and quick.

I didn’t feel it coming on before the sensation took me, and I arched and came hard enough that my vision failed.

Silas groaned and thrust into me a few more times before burying himself as deep as possible.

I felt the steady pulse of his cock and the familiar heat spread.

It was several seconds of harsh breathing before he pulled out and used magic to clothe the two of us.

“Bollocks,” he murmured, eyes shooting left. “Fun’s over, love. They’re back already.”

Still a little shaky, I tried to stand up and nod, but I stumbled and Silas, swifter than light itself, caught me inside his arms. I’d regret looking up, but I did anyway. His victorious grin greeted my glance, and I sighed.

“Bit wobbly on those powerful legs of yours, love?”

“Shut up,” I grumbled, landing a blow on his stomach and forcing the troll to stumble himself.

“Oh, aye. Still as lethal as ever,” he chuckled, cringing in pain. “But, love? Did you have to use your magic when you did it? I think you broke a rib.”

Brushing my hair back and fixing my jacket, I offered the asshole an over-the-shoulder smirk. “It’s as the humans say, fuck around and find out.”