When one needs to kill to live.
It's not in her shoes, in the scarves, or the lipstick and high heels that gives her almond skin and aura alluring. She doesn't give a damn. She did not expect the society, the men, the church nor the gods to understand her. She doesn't care about being liked like everyone else. All she knows is to accept the passage of time to live. To celebrate the immediacy of pleasure, embrace the ambiguity and imperfection and having to kill to make a living.
Constantly she needs to retreat to the sanctuary of bath. Read, dream, fantasize, apply a mask, sing, meditate, or simply luxuriate in warmth slipperiness and comfort. For a day no thinking nor killing allowed.
Dating A Spy goes beyond stale stereotypes, challenging ingrained notions about religion, sex, love, marriage and everything in between. With savvy, provocative oftentimes, surprising shocking thinking and lifestyle. This presents a refreshing counterpoint to the tired dogma of our times and offers out of this world realistic, liberating if not horrific alternatives from the land that knows no love.
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"And I do love it when a man is at the pointy end of my dagger." I push the blade in more, a sliver of skin parting as red flows between the crevices and blesses the weapon.
He only grins wider, "Show no mercy, Angel." He rears up, lips capturing mine and pulling my face closer to his, his hand winding itself around my neck to hold me in place as he draws my whole being into his with only his poisoned tongue and daring words. . .
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"The enemy of my enemy, is my enemy tomorrow." I counter.
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They took everything from me.
Hunt me. Underestimate me.
I have nothing to lose . . . Until he shows up.
He is my undoing. The unknown.
I can't let him in.
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He thought I had been broken, consumed in his games. Loyal.
At least I was . . . Until I saw her.
She is my redemption. She is the job.
I have to kill her.
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Trigger warnings - this book is a lot darker than Alliance and as such deals with descriptions of torture, assault, murder and mention of SA. If this is not for you, feel free to not read. There is some sex scenes throughout this book so please read at your own risk. The main character/s are also very morally grey so if you don't like characters torturing others, this isn't the book for you.
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Cover by Quirky Circe on Etsy
Started writing 09/19 - published 02/20 - finished 03/20. Edited 01/21
Highest ranking
#1 in spy 06/04/2020