Page 148 of The Villain We Tempt

You don’t have to explain it. Your decisions and your lines are your own.

“Fuck, that’s smooth,” Galina mutters aloud.

I allow myself to preen a little.

Velvet Villainess

Thank you. But I feel I owe you an explanation.

The Ghost Prince

You really don’t.

Velvet Villainess

Tough. You’re getting one anyway.

Velvet Villainess

Brace yourself, because this is going to sound REAL dumb. But, you know how I love romance books?

The Ghost Prince

Oh, is that what you read?

Velvet Villainess

lol. WELL…maybe it’s the books, but I always had this image in my head of my first time.

Velvet Villainess

I know it’s weird to be 19 and still a virgin.

The Ghost Prince

There’s nothing weird about that.

Except how much it turns me on that no one else has touched you like that before…

The Ghost Prince

It sounds like you know what you want, and what you don’t.

Velvet Villainess

Yeah, basically. I mean, I’ve tried to have sex…

Red clouds my vision and my jaw tightens until my teeth hurt.

Velvet Villainess

lol why do I KNOW you’re glaring at your phone right now.

The Ghost Prince

There’s a chance I have a small jealous streak.

Velvet Villainess