milestaylor
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[COMPLETED]
His thoughts were all the consent she needed.
Slowly, she slid her hands from his forearm to his palm. She could see the fingers twitch below the glove. Undeterred, her hands pressed and rubbed along his gloved hand, sensing the muscles beneath without touching skin.
"Robin..." he whispered with a hoarse tone-she cooed in response. His heartbeat raced.
[How pathetic of me...]
"Just tell me if it's too much..." she whispered into his ear.
She held the glove at the tips of his fingers and slowly slid it loose. A smile tugged at her lips as she looked at his bare hand. Strong, calloused, soft, and unscarred-nothing like she had feared. She pressed her palm to his, feeling the heat of his skin, knowing this had to feel almost overwhelming for Gerald. He didn't lock fingers with her; his hand remained stiff, but he didn't pull away.
Robin hummed into his ear, "See? You touched bare skin, and the world didn't end."
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He wore gloves to protect others from his sins.
She wore kimonos to reclaim her identity.
Willing Prey is a romance fantasy novel about a disillusioned ex-colonel, Gerald Aldrick, finally feeling his dead heart beat again after getting unfairly yelled at by a fearless geisha, Robin Taylor.
But instead of anger or annoyance, Gerald feels nothing but admiration for her fervor and personality.
Robin isn't as impressed with him, but fully plans to take advantage of his legendary colonel status for her own benefit with the help of her mind-reading ability. The question is, will she find herself feeling more for him than she initially expected?
Genre: LGBTQ+ ROMANCE FANTASY
Themes: psychology, trauma, identity, politics, sexuality, discrimination, wealthy privilege
Tropes: love at first sight, enemies to lovers, millionaire boss, size difference, rivals love triangle
Setting: modern urban fantasy, dark academia
Rated MATURE for a reason-please, refer to the chapter titled 'disclaimer' for the full warning list.