Her face burned. She had never told anyone about the dreams—the ones where warm fingers traced her collarbone and a voice like velvet promised her the world. She had woken from those dreams feeling guilty and electric, pressing her thighs together in the dark.
Curiosity was a sin she hadn’t yet learned to confess. lisey sweet pure taboo
“I’m good,” she whispered. “I’ve been good.” Her face burned
“Uncle said—”
“What promise?”
She pressed her ear to the wood. The tapping stopped. Then a voice—low, honey-smooth, patient—said, “You’re awake.” lisey sweet pure taboo
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