led of expensive lilies and that heavy, dusty sc
heels that felt like silver instruments of torture, forcing me to stand tall when all I wanted was to curl into a ball on the marble floor and disapp
he wasn't speaking now. He didn't need to. The way his hand remained firmly on my l
a seized asset, and tod
e was weak and trembling. He looked like he was facing a firing squad ins
lt in my spine. "Something to remind her exactly whose name she ca
like glittering shackles. My vision blurred, and I reached out to touch a delicate e
at the ent
ct. The atmosphere in the room changed instantly. If Dante was a col
an Th
waited for an invitation. He shoved his hands into the pockets of a black wool coat,
e whiskey, and just as intoxicating. "I heard you were buy
m was electric. It was as if the air had been sucked out of the room, leaving me lightheaded. They were
Dante spat. I could feel his heart ham
ble line Dante had drawn on the floor. His eyes dropped to my stomach for a fracti
. My hear
kno
ian said, returning his gaze to me. His eyes burn
ke. It triggered a violent memory of that night six weeks ago. The rebellion. The way he he
ild... and I was in t
when she's trapped," Killian whi
brushing the pulse point on my neck. He lingered there a second longer than normal, f
ed against my skin. "Say the word an
s terrified Dante would
and pulled me against his chest with a force that knocked the wind out of me. He wrapp
said with terrifying calm. "She's a Vane no
ked at th
mond. And the platinum b
ch one last time-a silent promise of chaos-and walked out. T
pull away
go, you're
inst the cold glass of the display case. His face was
burned my cheek. "I saw how he looked at you. I felt your he
't want him
p," he
e ring. He took a platinum bracelet, heavy and th
n and snapped the bracelet shut with a
, pressing his forehead against mine, "I won't just
dn't kiss my skin. He kisseda dark smile. "Connected to my private server. From now on
t the weight of the platinum. It fe
ave you a cage. Try to run... and you
blue diamond a
expensive priso
nausea returned, I realized
omb that was going
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