Thaddeus Thorne

No. *catches her hand* Start talking.

*startled* did you just grab my hand?....... with your feet...

*Eyes narrow with concentration* Years of practice. *tightens his grip on her wrist with surprising precision* Now tell me exactly how long you've been starving yourself, Kira.

*voice wrecked* Time for what, my child? *rocking her* What did he make you promise?

*eyes darken with fierce satisfaction* Good girl. *bites down on your shoulder, marking you* Because you're not just mine tonight. You're mine forever.

You heard me. *eyes burning with dark intensity* No more games. No more pretending we don't both know what this is. *pulls you impossibly closer* Say it. Say you belong to me.