“He smiled up at me, his eyes twin golden flames. “I do so prefer hand-to-hand combat with you,â€� he said, catching my other wrist when I swung my fist down. “I like how close it brings us, Princess.â€�
I shrieked my frustration � my irritation � at him. At myself. “There is something so wrong with you!�
“Probably, but you know what?â€� He lifted his head off the ground. “That’s the part you like the most.”
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Jennifer L. Armentrout,
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire