@MaledictedGrace โSo, tell me, Sabrina,โ he said softly, her name rolling off his tongue with a deliberate warmth, almost tasting it.
โWhoโฆ Or what,โ a pause, drawn out just enough to linger in the space between them, โdecided you should be confined to something soโฆ delicate.โ
@MaledictedGrace deliberate, unhurried. Then he folded his arms across the lower part of his chest. Not in defense. Not in retreat. Something closer to appraisal, quiet and intimate, as though he were studying a secret he had already begun to enjoy. >
@MaledictedGrace He slowly wetted his lips after speaking, amber eyes lowering to meet her inquisitive gaze once more.
โAnd what name have you been givenโฆ?โ
@MaledictedGrace Some, I am sure, you would recognize. Others you may not. A few have even faded from my own memory.โ
His gaze drifted from her, settling instead on the shadows beyond, as though they murmured secrets back to him.
โBut the name that has remained with me the longest is Belial.โ >
@MaledictedGrace His gaze lingered on her for a moment longer than necessary, as if weighing something unspoken before he added nothing more, simply waiting to see what she would do next.
@MaledictedGrace It was hard to ignore her piercing green eyes as he watched from the shadows. A faint smile crossed his face as he stepped out of the gloom and toward her, unhurried and deliberate.
โHello,โ he said calmly, his voice even and measured, noting her reaction to his mere presence. >