For I Have Sinned

By Dakota Rebel

Forgive me Father…

 

I've never been much for church or religion or faith of any kind really. So I never expected to become friends with a priest.

 

And I certainly didn't expect to fall for one.

 

He says he wants to save my soul. But I can't help wondering…am I even worth saving?

 

For I Have Sinned is a MM forbidden romance novella with spice, angst and a guaranteed happily ever after. If that's your jam, be sure to buy your copy today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dakota Rebel
• Release date: Dec 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223041054

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For I Have Sinned

By Dakota Rebel

For I Have Sinned

by

Dakota Rebel

Forgive me Father…

I’ve never been much for church or religion or faith of any kind really. So I never expected to become friends with a priest.

And I certainly didn’t expect to fall for one.

He says he wants to save my soul. But I can’t help wondering…

Am I even worth saving?

For I Have Sinned is a MM forbidden romance novella with angst, spice and a guaranteed happily ever after. If that’s your jam, be sure to buy your copy today.

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© 2022, Dakota Rebel

For I Have Sinned

Published by: Supernova Indie Publishing Services, LLC

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental.

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Chapter One

That priest is insanely hot, I whispered, my gaze locked on the man who was standing at the podium, spewing his religious bullshit to the captivated audience in the church.

I know, right, my sister, Annie, whispered back, resting her head on my shoulder. What a waste.

I was sitting in a church, waiting to watch my niece take her first communion. I’d tried to beg off attending, but Annie had insisted that Ruth wanted me to be there.

So there I was. In the front row, watching the sexiest man I’d ever seen, read passages from the Bible, desperately wishing he would just get to the part where Ruth had to eat a cracker out of his hand, so I could get the hell out of there.

Finally, the priest called for Ruth, who stood up and stepped into the aisle. Then her father, John stood up and followed. Then Annie stood, her fingers wrapping around my bicep and pulling me to my feet with her.

What are you doing? I growled in her ear as I followed her to line up behind her family.

We all take communion, Annie answered.

I’m not Catholic, I reminded her.

Shut up and eat it, she hissed.

Ruth stepped forward and the priest bent down, placing a wafer in her mouth. Behind us, a collective sigh sounded, echoing through the otherwise quiet church.

It was creepy as shit.

John stepped forward and accepted his communion. Then Annie. And I had no choice but to follow.

Kneeling on the step as Ruth’s parents had done before me, I opened my mouth and the priest placed what felt like a thin piece of Styrofoam on my tongue. I closed my lips, but apparently did it a little too quickly, because I caught the tip of the priest’s finger between them.

His eyes widened in surprise, and he gave me a small smile as heat creeped up my neck and spread over my face. I jumped to my feet and rushed to sit back down next to Annie as the disgusting thing in my mouth melted into goo and I forced myself to swallow it down.

Are you okay? Annie asked, staring at me.

I’m humiliated, I told her. How much longer is this thing going to last?

She turned to look at the line of people waiting to receive their own communion, then shifted back to shrug at me.

There is going to be booze at the after party, right? I asked her.

Teddy, we’re Catholic, she reminded me. Of course there will be booze.

Thank God for small favors.

It took almost an hour for everyone to get their styro-wafer and sit back down. But eventually, the service ended, and people began filing into the aisle to leave. I couldn’t figure out why it was taking so long for people to get out the door, but as we got closer I realized that everyone was stopping to shake hands with the priest whom I’d just violated.

Fan-fucking-tastic.

Father Stone, Annie said happily as we reached him. She took his hand and beamed. Thank you so much. The service was beautiful.

You’re very welcome, he assured her. Thank you for allowing me to share in Ruth’s special day.

We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else, Annie insisted. And you’re coming to the party, right?

I wouldn’t miss it, he said, his gaze flicking over her shoulder to meet mine.

Oh! This is my brother Teddy, Annie said quickly, grabbing my hand and pulling me forward.

Mommy,