87 parts Complete "Why not?" he whispered, his voice low and dangerously gentle. He placed his hand on the wall next to her head, effectively trapping her in place. He leaned in closer, and she tensed when she saw how close his lips were to hers. "Afraid of what might happen if I do? Afraid of me? Why are you so afraid, Ylor?"
"I'm not afraid of you," she lied, her voice steady despite the tremble in her hands. "I'm not afraid of anything."
He chuckled, the sound sending shivers down her spine. "You shouldn't be," he whispered, his lips brushing against hers in a tantalizingly soft touch.
She was frozen in the spot, her mind a chaos of escape thoughts, but her body refusing to carry her away. It was like he took advantage of her daze, closing the remaining gap and crushing his lips against hers.
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In a corrupted world full of superficial and greedy people, in a world driven by lust and desire, Regan's thoughts and actions are alien to most. She feels like an outsider amidst a blur of faces that mirror the very disdain she holds for society. But she's not naive. And what will happen when she's thrust into the heart of the very system she despises?