Revelations (Blue Bloods 3)
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For Azrael, there was only darkness and annihilation.
Rape and carnage.
War and pillage.
A tear escaped from her eye and glittered in the moonlight.
But just as Mimi thought he would destroy her forever, Jack began kissing her with such force that her lips and neck would be sore and swollen with his bites. In answer, she pulled him toward her, as hard as she could, by the roots of his hair.
Love. It's so close to hate, it's almost indistinguishable.
But this is how it was for the two of them.
Love and hate.
Life and death.
Joy and anguish.
Finally he lay still against her, drifting into a dreamless sleep. She smoothed his hair from his brow and called his name softly. Abbadon the Unlikely. Named so because his wistful nature masked a cold and fierce rage.
The Destroyer of Worlds, and the emperor of her own heart.
One day he would thank her for saving his life.