lo's

ieve you are safe, but yo

can see it, she is attempting to seem as though my remarks do

," she adds, her voice trembling just barely

cringe as I enter her personal space. Rory, you are already here. Ror

e. "Not in the way you believe. But I now possess a portion of

her it comes from fear or something else

great power. Though she is stronger than she appears, I am still i

o flee. Rory, you believe I'm pushing you? You decide this. Anytime you choose, you c

the defiance in them intensifies. Yo

I move closer once again. You require someone who gets the chaos

e totally. But she spins and storms away from me, her high heels

ust as I'm pushing her. The game is only starting; I won't let her walk away

a beat and

er bar sipping a tumbler of whiskey. The tension between us is so great it

sat next to her. I'm n

ark quietly so only she can hear. "But

responding. What makes you believe I wish to escape

he believes. But that is also her flaw. She believes she can play this game on her own terms

Help me, and I'll make sure you receive anything you desire.

itation dance just below the surface.

Strength. You wish to mend what you have damaged. You also wish to punish those who

all you have done to me? All you have said? Angelo, your method of pr

not dumb. But you are afraid. So you'll accept my proposal. Deep

nding, not rage. I can see her fear. The same dread I have known for year

I am asking you to accept it. You are not only an innocent bystander.

rutable. For a long time, the tension between u

firmly. I am in this. But that does not imply I believe

start, I smile grimly. Ror

fore I can walk away, I

continue playing your games; they won't

ive on her. Even if she doesn't know it yet, she is already mine. She

l I need is for you to realize the game

nge in her gaze. That is dread. It's a thrill. It's t

lize I have

d in her uncertain

m aware it

on me. Everything's coming together. The components are fit

me from my thoughts. It's a text fr

me at the former warehouse on the c

ge is sufficient to caus

cipated. And I know

the door. This cannot continue much longer. The

I'll leave. But tell me falsehoods; I

framing my office window as she froze. Though her b

eve you fr

now