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