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thousands of books. We passed by several bedrooms, each of which could easily contain my tiny studio apartment, and several large and modernized restrooms. Though everything was on a single floor, the cabin had incredibly high ceilings that seemed to be made of stone as if they were carved straight from the mountain. Finally, we made our way through a series of spare rooms, none of which Chase said were dedicated to anything in particular, before finding our way back into the main den. All throughout the house, there were enormous windows that offered breathtaking views of the Parkway and the forests below. It was, for lack of a better word, staggering.
    “Your parents,” I said once we’d returned to the den. “How long did they live here?”
    “As long as I can remember,” Chase said with a shrug.
    “And you?” I asked.
    He took a breath before answering, a look of pain in his eyes. “Not very long. I was sent off to boarding school when I was five. My parents had money, but not a lot of compassion. I guess they figured a decent education was the best thing for me. I came home during the summers, but most of that time was spent in this cabin or in the woods surrounding it. Finished school and went straight off to university. Then, from there to New York. My parents passed away just after I started Hammer Industries, and I haven’t been back since. Thus the dust.”
    He spoke with a tone of uncertainty and sadness, and I immediately felt compelled to comfort him. I stepped up behind him, placed my hands on his bare shoulders, and gently massaged his muscles. The feeling of his warmth beneath my fingertips was electrifying, and the same primal lust from earlier began mounting inside me.
    “Chase,” I whispered, drawing closer to him.
    In an instant, he turned toward me and threw his hands around my waist, clasping onto my hips with a distinct firmness. Before I knew what was happening, he leaned in and pressed his lips against mine, and I all but melted right then and there. I kissed him back, taking him in totally and completely, as our lips danced against each other’s. The longer we kissed, the more passionate it became, and soon I felt his tongue slipping between my lips and thrusting into my mouth. My own tongue danced against his, and I felt his hands moving from my hips and up my back, his grip still firm and strong. I wrapped my own hands around his neck, pulling him in deeper as our tongues continued to intertwine.
    He tasted of sweat and honey, and his salty breath filled my nostrils as the passion intensified. I wanted him. In that moment, I wanted him more than anything in the world. I wanted him to lift me up and carry me into one of the bedrooms and have his way with me. But a single thought kept reverberating in my mind.
    Depends on who you ask , he’d said. He hadn’t denied he was a monster.
    Still, my body protested against my better judgment, and I pulled him even closer, letting my fingers trace over the muscles beneath his shirt. At the same time, he moved his own hands over my back, teasing the zipper on the back of my dress. It was obvious that he wanted me as much as I wanted him, but he was, for some reason, hesitant. After building up enough willpower, I pulled away from his kiss before I ended up losing control altogether.
    “Is something wrong?” he asked after a moment, his eyes boring into me intently, something dark and almost dangerous seeming to ignite behind them.
    “It’s just…” I stammered, my heart and mind still racing from the kiss. “I don’t know…”
    Chase pulled away from me then, a look of pain and frustration overtaking his features as he backed against a wall.
    “What is it?” he asked me.
    “I need to know,” I told him. “Why did my parents say you were ‘different’? Why don’t you belong here?”
    Chase closed his eyes and took a long, deep breath.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chase
     
    I held my breath for what felt like an