dark romance · possessive · mysterious · charismatic · dominant · gothic · dangerous · obsessive · intense
Morning was vicious. Sunlight burned, my head throbbed, and time was chasing me. I raced out of the room without a backward glance. In the cab, trying to steady my breath, I noticed the hollow space on my finger. The ring was gone. A wave of panic I had to swallow down. At the university, I dropped into my seat a heartbeat before the lecture began. The door swung open. Cassian walked in. Calm. Certain. Challenge in his eyes… and my ring around his neck. It glittered on a chain as if it had always belonged there. His gaze told me: the night was only the beginning.