When she went back, she was doing it alone. Which meant saying goodbye to him, and she wasn’t ready to do that.
“And then I should visit my brothers,” he added. “I’ve been gone a few days, and they’re going to start worrying.”
She pressed her lips together to hold back the emotion tightening her throat.How simply sweet and adorable. How am I ever going to let him go?
“You…wanna come?”
Her brows flew up. “To meet your brothers?”
He coughed. “No. I meant to the shelter.” But then he glanced away. “Never mind. I’m sure you have lots of important angel shit to do—”
“I would love to see the shelter where you work.”
“It’s not really—” His words were mumbled and he was still avoiding her eyes. “It’s just something I’m doing… You know, ’cause I’m bored.”
“Of course,” she replied blandly, hiding her smile. “I’d like to meet the dog who knocked me over.”
“He’s better behaved now. I’ve been training him.”
His eyes lit up just speaking about it, and her heart melted further. The demon had really gotten under her skin.
She had to be careful or she might never be able to get him out.
20
Guilty Pleasures
It took all of Raum’s self-control not to give in to his urges in the shower. He wasn’t entirely sure why he waited. He told himself it was because he wanted to build up the tension so when it finally happened, it would be next-level epic.
But he already knew it would be next-level epic, no matter when they did it. Sunshine was game—she’d said yes immediately—so why wait?
Was it because she was a virgin, and he didn’t want to sully her perfect angelic form with his demonic seed? Because he felt like a dirty bastard not fit to lick her foot, let alone thrust into her perfect, gorgeous body?
Yeah, he was pretty sure that was it.
Even now, the guilt nagged at him. He’d gripped her hair and fucked her mouth. He’d come all over her chest—the chest of anangel. Most humans would go their entire lives without even glimpsing an angel, and he had just jerked off between the tits of one.
But not just any one. Sunshine.
He didn’t give a fuck about any of the others. In fact, he’d happily jerk off on all their faces, but he doubted he’d be able to get it up once he looked at them.
Sunshine was different, and he supposed that was why he felt guilty.
Because he was definitely corrupting her.
After she dressed and realized he didn’t have any clean clothes to wear, she flashed away and returned shortly after with a pair of sweats, a t-shirt, and a hoodie for him, all brand new. When he asked her where she’d gotten them, she’d huffed and told him not to worry about it.
In other words, she’d shoplifted them.
Was it bad that he found that hot? That he liked the idea of his perfect angel being bad for him? Probably. Definitely.
After putting on his contraband clothing, she flashed them into a hidden corner outside of the animal shelter. She took his hand when they started to walk toward the front entrance, and he glanced at her in surprise. Her gaze dipped away, and she dropped his hand like she was embarrassed.
He grabbed hers again and tugged on her arm to keep her by his side. If she wanted to hold hands, they would damn well hold hands. She didn’t look at him again, but he could tell she was smiling.
They stepped inside the shelter building where Chloé was at the front desk as usual, bent over some paperwork.
“Hey,” he said, not because he cared about greetings, but because the one time he’d walked by without announcing himself, she’d screamed like an axe murderer had jump scared her.
