The Hidden Goddess Who Made Him Beg novel · Chapter 18 of 24
Chapter 18: Ask Me Properly
"No," I said.
Lucian had been holding himself ready for any answer but that one.
"You don't want it?"
"I'll vote it Monday, because it's Orme stock and I'm not too proud to use what's mine."
"But?"
"But you can't hand it to me like a bouquet and call it paid."
He looked at his hands.
"Then tell me what it costs."
"Not here."
"Del."
"At home. Where I can see your face while you answer."
The word came out before I had checked it.
Home was Elm Street, the mattress and the table and the one chair.
I locked the door behind us and did not turn on the lamp.
The streetlight laid a pale stripe across the floor.
I dragged the chair out into the middle of the room, away from the table, and pointed.
"Sit."
He sat.
I stood in front of him with my coat still on, and for a moment I let him look up at me and not know.
"You've been giving things up for two weeks," I said. "A safe, a lie to the police, a ring."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Hidden Goddess Who Made Him Beg are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
← Chapter 17 · All chapters · Chapter 19 →
Want to keep talking to characters like these? Chat with AI romance characters: AI Boyfriend · AI Girlfriend · Dark Romance · Fantasy Romance · BL (Boys’ Love) · Billionaire Boyfriend · Mafia Boyfriend · Possessive Boyfriend · Hockey Boyfriend · Older Boyfriend · K-Drama Boyfriend · Anime Boyfriend · Vampire Boyfriend · Werewolf Boyfriend · Demon Boyfriend · Fae Romance · GL (Girls’ Love) · Anime Girlfriend · Goth & Alt Girlfriend · Gamer Girlfriend · Tsundere Girlfriend · Fantasy Girlfriend