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Without thinking about it, I reached out and gently took the tip of her lip between my fingers, just enough to stop her from biting it any further.
"Careful," I murmured, my voice low. "You might hurt yourself."
Her eyes flicked up to mine, surprise flashing across her face, but she didn't pull away. The air felt charged, a beat passing between us-her lip free from its assault, my fingers lingering a second too long.
A faint smile tugged at my mouth. "Besides, if anyone's going to bruise that lip, it should probably be me, right?"
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What do you think the epitome of rock bottom is?
Getting dumped by your superhero boyfriend? Your roommate kicking you out without notice? Being kidnapped by the lamest criminal imaginable? Or maybe it's losing the only job you've ever had? For Emily Vasquez, it was all of the above.
Enter Ransom Alexander: the supervillain responsible for her kidnapping, who-thanks to a little blackmail-lost control of the situation, leaving him with an unexpected new roommate.
She wants a job, dignity, and maybe a therapist. He wants world domination, or at least validation from cooler villains.
Both of them clearly have issues, so really... what's the worst that could happen?