da
tled on my lips when the heav
ng, imposing shadow across the carpet. The violent storm in h
sp. "Let Katheryn's brother and the rest of the estate know you are unde
: I was his property, and touching me meant death. But
slipped off one shoulder. I clutched it to my chest, but not before the fresh white bandages wrapped tightly around
stantly thickened. I h
eyes fixated on my ruined skin. The scent of his bespoke cologne wrapped a
nge like a terrified doe. I pulled the silk up, cl
, my voice breaking with perfect, tragic fragility. "I would
al lust and his sacred ghost raged in his clenched jaw. He stared at me, his chest heaving, before he let out a hars
ckm
nds while I was still conscious, his swift hands wrapping the bandages I had used to bait Dante. But now, the fresh, icy tingle beneath the gauze told me the ointment
"Signorina Moreno," he said, his tone carrying a newfoun
As I walked in, flawlessly composed, Kelsey stood by the espresso machine. The c
unblemished face and the haunting resemblance I bore to the ghost that
ckly, her eyes darti
d Chloe to hear. "I suppose surviving the night doesn't mean you ac
ile. "But I was so worried about you, sister," she cooed,
he exact spot where Katheryn's leather belt had sliced my flesh. She was waiting fo
the underworld. I felt the pressure
celain cup, took a slow sip of my black coffee, and curved m
, her eyes wide with abso
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