~Excerpt Snow White Lies by Sarah J. Pepper – Author~
Looking into his eyes was like looking into a mirror. I saw myself in his eyes: the horrible deeds, the regret, the guilt, but beneath it all there was undeserving adoration. To know another’s faults and to fall hopelessly for them was ironic.
Leaning toward him, I barely pressed my hands against his chest and whispered his name. I dragged my lips over his skin, loving that he couldn’t stand this close to me and control himself. He grabbed my waist and pulled me against his body, like I couldn’t slip out of his grasp. His gaze dropped to my lips. His grip tightened. I could deny him many certain things, but for me to go without his kiss was not something I was capable of—no matter how badly I wished it differently.
Surrounded by death, disease, and corruption, the single most vile man in all of history held me in his arms. I hated him for everything he’d done; yet, I couldn’t deny the magnetism between us…our reckless attraction for one another. We would be no good for each other but fate didn’t care. Our destinies were intertwined. They always were and always would be, as long as we breathed.
“I will return the favor one day. Someday I will kill you, my dear Huntsman,” I promised and sealed it with a kiss.