LOGINGrey's POV “I had this entire plan to go to dinner and then the boardwalk. I’d even rehearsed what to say at least a thousand times today…But I realized that when you’ve lived through what we have, the promises were already there. To me, a ring a no ring, yes or a no, my heart is and always will be
Elodie's POV SIX MONTHS LATER I'd already been waiting three hours after his meeting and my patience was too thin to test. He'd been acting shifty all day, almost as if he was hiding something. In fact, I knew he had been with the way he shuffled away from me whenever I tried to look at the screen
"I swear to God if I survive this I am going to become a demanding girlfriend." I grinned at the title she gave herself that I loved hearing, even in anger. Maybe even more so. "I will do everything with a smile. Now please, baby, you have to go." She sighed before standing. Leaning over me with a
Grey's POV I wasn't lying when I told her it was a risk. Not only to dance with death but in the return. Knowing if I were to wake as a human that it would be without the strength needed to protect her from the elements now out of my control, I felt more vulnerable than being formerly encaged in si
"It was a risk, but I had a feeling it would pay off to bet on you.""What are talking about?""Kinsey explained how she was able to become a human after I killed her the first time. Tied to Aslan's line, he gave his life as Alden had done for you. Since you were the one to kill me...I was able to c
Elodie's POVI never wanted to be one of those girls dependent on anyone. But losing someone like Grey Alluna was as if the sky no longer held stars, the gravity was purposeful but hollow in my heart and my head, and the oxygen I was forced to take was more painful than needed. I took mindless step
Grey's POV Three Months Later "Are you sure about this?" The question left my lips at the same moment she squeezed my hand in excitement. The space before us was empty but spacious. Large enough for any event she would want to throw but small enough to still have an excuse to brush her fingers wh
"Louder." He ordered between sucking motions made at that bud throbbing between my lower lips. As I happened to look down to watch him, his eyes found me with a devout focus that sent my eyes to roll. Without meaning to, I obeyed his command of an increased volume as I echoed on the walls around us.
"ELODIE!" "Jeeze, fine..." I reached forward to insert the key but refused to turn it. Instead, I looked up at him to see his jaw cock. Once it had, he reached over my hand, unlocked the door himself, and brought me inside the cell. He held me up against the cold metal and pinned me there in statio
Elodie's POV I awoke to a crick in my neck as I rose from the cold stone floor to find his eyes immediately locating me through the penumbra around us both. I was thankful for it as it worked in my favor to mask my matted hair and any remaining makeup smeared to appear more like dirt. It did little







