ne's

ed Ethan to com

w quick strides and grabbed the wrist I was using to clo

lready explain the necklace was only a gift to celebrate Ivy's return? And now you're packing your things

er yet completely devoid of warmth, and a dee

ys treated my pain like some imm

him. Most of all, I couldn't l

et's just too crowded, so I thought I'd clear some of the clot

ment, as though trying to determ

ent he usually expected to see. Gradually, the tension

oice drifted in f

ng a thin silk nightdress, a man's jacket draped lo

pale face making her look like a fragile wh

escaped before I could stop them,

ity, as though he'd done it countless times before. "Some of her fans have been crossing the line lately. They even found the

perly. I don't want people spreading rumors that the Luna of th

anding together, and the whole

ved into our home. And now he expec

bitter smile. "I'll make sur

om beside mine, the nursery Ethan and I had once planned to

verything. He even instructed them to replace the scent diffus

inst my nerves like a blade scraping over raw skin, tear

rced my exhausted bod

amount of heat could drive away th

ed, and dark bruises spread across my chest from the crash. A

ix mor

ix more days, every

f the bathroom through the lingering steam. My vision was sti

against the floor, and m

g down, I fell into a

hile his other hand pressed protectively against the

that always clung to him

nymore?" His voice came out

gling to steady myself. "Shoul

inst him. His fingers slid slowly through my damp hair before settling at the back

eath brushed across my collarbone, sending a shiver through me. "

ough fingertips brushing lightly again

im every weakness I had. He knew exa

o.

owed by his possessi

fierce and possessive, filled with a hunger

from my lungs, as though he wanted to er

down onto the bed, his body

ilk dress slipped from my shoulders, ex

His lips moved slowly down my neck, le

fingers gripped his shoulders tightly, my nails p

ion he created. Even knowing it wasn't real, I still re

hem of my dress, his touch

r, a terrified scream suddenly ra

n, he