Vivienne's POV I couldn't believe my ears. No matter how many times the words rang in my ears, they almost didn't make sense to me, but that wasn't the worst part. No matter how dazed I was thanks to his words, it couldn't reduce the fact that a part of me wanted it.

My body thrummed, and I prayed seriously that Ronan didn't pick up on it. He hadn't said anything else since I expressed my shock at his request, and honestly, I didn't think he needed to. I couldn't help but feel like he knew ...