Chapter Eight – Shadows Hold Me

Lucian

I need to be in charge. It's been the one thing keeping me steady, stopping me from falling apart bit by bit. But tonight, I'm losing that grip. It's like the threads are snapping one by one. And it's all because of her.

Charisse.

She shouldn't be here. She's lying on my sheets, covered in silk, and I can see her pulse jumping. She's trying to hide how scared and how much she wants me, but I see it all. She looks like a perfect temptation, a goddess ...