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She ran her hand through his hair and asked, \u201cAre you sure?\u201d Xander nodded, unable to voice that she was the one thing in his life he would always be sure about. \u201cOkay.\u201d She tore off her shirt and then his. When Deryn kissed him, he wrapped his hands around her back, unhooked her bra and tossed it aside. Their lips remained locked as Deryn pushed him onto his back, straddling him as she undid his pants.<\/p>\n

Xander groaned as her hand slid into his underwear, the glorious touch he hadn\u2019t felt in weeks. This was probably the longest he\u2019d gone without sex since before losing his virginity, and he was eager to rush past the foreplay so he could get to the best damn part. Deryn laughed against his mouth as he rushed to undo her pants, tugging at them as best he could.<\/p>\n

She pulled back, rolled her eyes and took them off herself, followed immediately by his. It wasn\u2019t until Deryn pressed her fully naked body against his that the images entered his mind again. Deryn had been so young, her skin untouched, unmarked. And now she was covered in constant reminders about everything that was done to her. His father … \u201cXander.\u201d He gulped and stared up at her worried eyes, only then feeling his wet cheeks. \u201cLook at me, alright?\u201d Xander nodded, immediately replacing all of those horrible images with a new one.<\/p>\n

That first night they\u2019d been together, when she\u2019d started crying and he told her to keep her eyes open the entire time, so she would always know it was him there with her. He moved his hand so it was beside his head. Deryn took it without him ever having to ask. She kissed him as she reached between them, positioning his cock so she could slide onto it. Both of them moaned as he entered her. Deryn didn\u2019t move right away, still staring into his eyes, searching for that confirmation.<\/p>\n

Xander smiled and nibbled at her lip. \u201cDon\u2019t be gentle.\u201d She chuckled, raising her eyebrows suggestively before moving her hips. Xander\u2019s teeth kept a firm hold of her bottom lip as her movements quickened, the feeling of her heavy breath against his making it that much more gratifying. Their hands still locked, he released her lip and went for her breasts, licking and nipping her nipples.<\/p>\n

Her moans grew louder, her free hand clawing at his chest. But it wasn\u2019t enough. Xander needed more. He gripped her hip and flipped them, lifting her leg over his shoulder and penetrating her, deeper and deeper until her body started to quiver.<\/p>\n

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Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Book design by Inkstain Design Studio Cover design by Stephanie Brown 1kitap1.com\/en For all the blackbirds trying to find their way home 1kitap1.com\/en CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Acknowledgments About the Author 1kitap1.com\/en 1kitap1.com\/en CHAPTER 1 Deryn hadn\u2019t wanted to sleep that night.<\/p>\n

Lying in a bed only reminded her that there was no one there beside her. But Odette had insisted she at least try. Same as everyone else. In twelve hours, they would be infiltrating President Saevus\u2019s tower in the dead-center of Utopia. Their one shot at saving Xander from execution. But every time Deryn started to drift off, the nightmare began. It was similar to the one she\u2019d had for years, but also different.<\/p>\n

Because now Xander was there, forced to watch the horrors that happened to her inside the very walls he was now trapped behind. She screamed for him but he couldn\u2019t get to her, held back by the very men who were all just waiting their turn to take advantage of her, to break her from the outside in. \u201cXander!\u201d she had screamed to him, reaching out her hand as his father Atticus closed in on her.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeryn!\u201d he screamed back, tears pouring from his eyes as he fought with everything he had to get to her, his hand outstretched but too far to touch. \u201cXander, please! Run!\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll never leave you behind!\u201d \u201cRun!\u201d \u201cDeryn!\u201d \u201cNo! Xander, no!\u201d \u201cDeryn, wake up! You\u2019re dreaming! It\u2019s not real! Wake up!\u201d Deryn\u2019s eyes popped open as someone roughly shook her. Her vision blurry and mind fuddled, she saw the silhouette of a man hovering above her. \u201cXa … Xander.\u201d She blinked and her eyes became clear, the worried face of her brother Talon staring down at her.<\/p>\n

Not Xander. \u201cDeryn, are you alright?\u201d he asked, his voice hoarse.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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