Cyrus tilted Vivienne's chin up, the warm yellow light casting an oddly intimate glow over the room.

She quickly caught on to what he meant by 'punishment.'

"But... but I already saw the message. How else could you possibly explain it?" she asked.

Turning her head, Vivienne tried to avoid getting too cozy with him.

Cyrus didn't take offense at her questioning or her attempts to dodge him.

Instead, he captured her hands that were pushing against him and pinned ...