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She caresses me with her eyes. “Not anymore. Should it scare me?”

Talia is going to have a lot of fun with Didi. She will push her, test her boundaries to find her limit.

She’ll be her new obsession.

Talia doesn’t care about me, not really. Not the same way Didi loves me.

Talia is obsessed with fear—obsessed with studying it. She’s obsessed with the Codex and the generational trauma it brings, and most importantly, she’s obsessed with getting the Codex back.

She’s obsessed with Shadowface.

“Yeah, firefly. It should scare you,” I whisper. “You should have left when Remy told you to.”

She sits up and faces me, her hair falling in front of her face. Her tight body is coiled up in her flared jeans like she’s ready to pounce on me.

This is the sexiest I’ve ever seen her.

She bites her lip and maintains steady eye contact with me as she pulls off her shirt. Her small, perky breasts are on display for me, and I lose my ability to breathe.

My dick goes crazy at the thought of finally being able to fuck her the way I’ve dreamed since I met her.

Is this real? Am I going on a trip again?

Her eyes meet mine. “You and Remy don’t scare me. I’ll never be frightened of either of you.”

“You should be.” If anyone in this town finds out she is alive, it will be over for her.

Her pupils flare and her lips tilt upward. “You can’t kill me if I’m already dead.”

She has a point.

She pushes herself up and yawns, heading over to the bed and crawling into it. “I’m tired, Tommy. I just want to sleep now, okay?”

I run my hands through my hair. “Okay, Didi.”

A few seconds go by, and I can hear bumps and shrieks from outside. The entire place is filled with well over a hundred people tripping on acid above us.

I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m certainly not getting into bed unless she wants me there.

“Are you coming?” she asks as she turns onto her stomach to get more comfortable.

Hell yeah.

My dick is rock-hard as I rise and pull off my clothes and lie beside her in my boxers. She falls into my body, and I wrap my arms around her, wanting to protect her from it all.

She takes a deep breath, and her head falls heavily. I think Didi is asleep now, but she’s whimpering. I close my eyes and get lost in the bright lights and the electric guitar playing inside my mind.

TOMMY

I’ve been awake for a while now, but I’m afraid to open my eyes. Didi’s still here, her soft body nestled in my arms. Before I finally drifted off last night, I traced her body in my mind, memorizing every curve. Not that I needed to, since it’s already etched into my soul, but I was just so aware of how much I’d missed her.

Having her in my arms again makes me complete. I even started composing a new song in my head, one with an epic guitar solo. She sings to my soul whenever I’m near, which is why I haven’t been able to create anything new since she left.

I stay very still, taking slow, deep breaths, scared that she will disappear the second I open my eyes. Eventually, I do, and Didi’s staring at me, her eyes much clearer than they were last night. Her cherry lips are pursed, the only hint of color on her face. She seems to have been watching me for some time. The room is dim, but she’s illuminated by the glow of my lava lamp, her skin is a mix of purple and pink.

My balls tighten when I realize the only thing between my cock and her virgin pussy is a thin pair of undies.

I reach my hand to her face and rub my thumb over her lips. “What’s going on in that head of yours, firefly?”