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“How long have you been waiting to say that?”
“Since I first saw you.”
Slowly, I manage to open my eyes and adjust to the light of the gold plated room.
Fucking hell. A literal gilded cage.
How tacky.
“Well, I’m glad that you finally had the guts to say it,” Leonid teases. “Although, you might have been smarter to say it when you had protection around to save you from the consequences.”
Forcing myself to look towards my captive, I give him my most fearsome sneer. “And what are the consequences, oh prince of darkness? Are you going to hit me? Is that what big strong men like you enjoy doing to little girls like me?” I’m trying to sound tough, but my voice is jittery and weak.
In response, the devil smirks, flashing those deceptive fucking dimples in my direction. Stepping closer to the bed, he leans in close.
“… Only if the little girl likes it,” he whispers, directly into my ear.
Every hair on my body stands up.
No. Don’t let him see how his words can affect you.
If I wasn’t tied to these bedposts by my wrists, I might try to slap him. But I’m helpless. And all I can do to hide my reaction is to clench every muscle in my aching body.
“Fuck off,” I curse. But my voice is shaky and unconvincing.
“For how long?” Leonid taunts.
“Forever.”
“And leave you here like this?”
“It would still be a better fate than listening to you talk for a second longer.”
Leonid chuckles and stands up straight again.
He’s wearing that same outfit he wore to our first meeting, but another button has been undone on his dress shirt and the cobalt jacket has disappeared. The sleeves are rolled up to his elbows, revealing thick forearms covered in even more black and twisted tattoos.
He could crush me into dust so easily…
“When was the last time you ate, princess?”
“I swear to god, if you call me princess one more time…”
Before I can blink, Leonid is on me. Lunging forward like a panther, he grabs my jaw and shoves his face directly into mine.
His taunting smirk is long gone, along with those deceptive dimples. Now, I see his true face. Ruthless and terrifying… but still somehow hypnotically handsome.
Fucking hell.
“Listen carefully to me, Sophia Xiphias. I’m not here to play games with you. When I ask you a question, I expect it to be promptly answered. Otherwise, I will punish you. Do you understand?”
Instead of responding, I foolishly try to break free from Leonid’s iron grip. But his thick, impossibly strong fingers just dig deeper into my face and he holds me like a giant would a leaf. Effortlessly overpowering whatever I could possibly throw at him.
“Fine!” I finally manage to spit, after my face has turned red and hot.
When he lets me go, an uncontrollable sob rushes out of me.
… It seems to catch my captive by surprise.
