@HellfireHeiress -silent command. One glance was enough. Everyone in my section knew to leave immediately, giving us the privacy we both knew I would claim without hesitation.]
[I leaned back in the private balcony overlooking the main floor of the Velvet Room, one arm draped across the back of the booth while the music pulsed through the building. The club was packed. Demons, vampires, witches, werewolves, and humans filled the room below, all drawn-
@HellfireHeiress -May whatever higher powers existed have mercy on anyone foolish enough to stand between us. My hand slid to the back of your neck, fingers threading gently through your hair as I drew you closer. My lips found yours, lingering there for a moment before my free hand lifted in a-
@HellfireHeiress -would always be there, watching, protecting, ready to catch you if you fell. Obsession. Addiction. Love. I wasnโt sure which word fit best anymore, and honestly, I didnโt care. Labels meant nothing when it came to us. You were mine just as completely as I was yours.-
@HellfireHeiress [It hadnโt taken me long to realize there was nothing in this world I could ever deny you. If you wanted something, it was yours. No questions, no hesitation. My job was never to control you. It was to stand beside you and let you chase whatever your heart desired, knowing I-
tightened with affection. My princess. Not because she needed protecting. Not because she needed rescuing. But because she deserved to be treated like she was precious. Because she was.]
Nope. [My attention drifted back toward the dance floor. Most people assumed Iโd want someone quiet and obedient. They couldnโt have been more wrong. Angie challenged me constantly. I watched as she laughed at something one of the dancers said nearby. My chest-